Transition to Adulthood Pathway Programme Evaluation: First Interim Report

The Transition to Adulthood (T2A) Pathway Programme was launched in January 2014 with the aim of testing approaches that take account of maturity and transitions for young adults at the key points on the T2A pathway. Over three years the programme will deliver interventions to young adults in six locations across England. These six projects represent collectively a whole pathway approach to working with 16-24 year olds throughout the criminal justice process. The projects, selected through a Barrow Cadbury Trust competitive grants programme, are run by voluntary organisations which provide targeted initiatives to support young people and address the underlying causes of crime. These organisations are: Addaction, Advance, PACT (Prison Advice and Care Trust), The Prince’s Trust, Remedi, and Together for Mental Wellbeing. The programme is being evaluated by the Hallam Centre for Community Justice at Sheffield Hallam University in partnership with Social Justice Solutions. This is the first interim evaluation report. A further interim report, final formative evaluation report and final summative evaluation report are due to be produced in 2016 and 2017. This report presents research findings focussed on the development, set-up and early implementation of the T2A Pathway projects, examining the effectiveness of the processes and partnership arrangements used to deliver the approach within each project site.