Beth Cookson

Learning and Enrichment Manager as part of the @in2out1 team at HMYOI Wetherby. Strong believer in Hope, Love and Restoration!

[In2Out @In2Out1]

A new video has been added to the In2Out collection!
Focusing on our Life Skills work, it shows how we help young people gain confidence and skills for living independently on release from prison. Take a look https://t.co/vhRSvpGtwn

[Beth Cookson @bethstarsweet]

@HannahLSmithson @the_AYJ @mcys_mmu @AssnYOTmanagers I wonder if these figures about restraint would show a better representation of the Juvenile Estate if they were show next to the figures showing the rise in violence? Im not sure they can be viewed alone.
The system is failing both the young people and those working with them.

[Nacro @Nacro]

If we continue to release people without the basic essentials needed to get their lives back on track, then we continue to set them up to fail. For people to truly move away from the cycle of #CellStreetRepeat, we believe they need these tools in the form of a #ReleasePack.

[Russell Webster ✍️ @russwebt]

Prisons Failing Young Adult Offenders
Inspectors say HMPPS places most young adults in adult prisons without any coherent strategy and with little understanding of the way young men in their early 20s mature.
https://t.co/E4tTTfP76c

[Just for Kids Law @Justforkidslaw]

After months of campaigning and legal action, we're pleased to welcome today’s decision to amend the recent extension to custody time limits to exempt children, meaning children will spend less time in custody and their trials will take place sooner. https://t.co/dnMyZupUmK

[Beth Cookson @bethstarsweet]

Lockdown has impacted us all, but we are yet to see the extent of the damage on our future generations. Sadly the closure of youth projects has been on the cards way before the current pandemic. It’s very shortsighted leadership to de-value our youth! https://t.co/ijxX3Ut1W6

[Kevin Campbell @familyfinders]

Bureaucracies don't solve problems affecting children; parents do. Governments and services must exist to support parents, not replace them.

[St Anne's Community Services @StAnnesCom]

We are #hiring a temporary Harm Reduction Practitioner for our Forward Leeds Service -
⌚️ Monday-Friday 9-5 with some flexibility for late night work
🏠 Home visits and working across outreach sites in Leeds
⚪️ 9 month temporary contract

https://t.co/IYihpHwtCX

[In2Out @In2Out1]

"Thank you for showing your support when it was most needed."

"[It was] nice to have something as I didn't get anything else."

"Thank you for all the thought you put into it."

Just some of the comments we received after In2Out distributed Christmas Gift Bags at HMYOI Wetherby.

[Beth Cookson @bethstarsweet]

@northyorkswx Tadcasters always on the bloody edge!! 🤦‍♀️

[John O'Farrell @mrjohnofarrell]

For everyone working out their tax right now, just send the government a big box of cheese singles, a pack of frubes and a note explaining that works out as three grand.

[Beth Cookson @bethstarsweet]

😂

[joe heenan @joeheenan]

Why is the 3rd podium empty?

[Beth Cookson @bethstarsweet]

@sbmurphy15

[Beth Cookson @bethstarsweet]

@charlie_taylor6 Absolutely agree that this isn’t ok.

But when staffing is low, risk is high. Do we value the lives of these children higher than those working in the service?

Look after those looking after our children!

[Andrew Georgiou @akgeorgiou]

A sneak preview of our Chaplaincy /In2Out.Org.UK Christmas Gift Bag for every young person thanks to the generosity of our sponsors. @HMYOI_Wetherby

[BelievePerform @BelievePHQ]

What to do if you're worried about your wellbeing during lockdown

https://t.co/03yyR29wOy

[Beth Cookson @bethstarsweet]

‘The solidarity of the shaken’ is a nice idea. The thought that in our brokenness we find togetherness. In our individual challenges we can also become one. #InThisTogether

[Beth Cookson @bethstarsweet]

Yes. What have we forfeited in return for ‘safer environment’? Education, Training, detailed resettlement plans, mental health, pastoral care, faith practices, meaningful interactions, purpose..... Hope?? Very short sighted thinking... to suggest that this is the answer.

[Russell Webster ✍️ @russwebt]

I don't know about you, but I find this new narrative that prisons are much better & safer with prisoners locked up all day every day profoundly disturbing.
This example via @BBCNews
Curbs 'a blessing in disguise for prisons' https://t.co/A8tsE5V1YC