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A report from the UK Women’s Budget Group Click here to read the summary report Click here to read the full report The report’s key findings include: A place at a Woman’s Centre ranges from £1,223 to £4,125 per woman depending on needs, whilst a place in prison costs £52,121 It is estimated that £1.7bn is spent on issues linked to female offending, whilst in the long term £2.84 is

Mentally Healthy Leeds achieves recognition in a report published by the Centre for Mental Health which examines the initiatives of nine local authorities that are rising to the challenges presented by mental health in their communities. Read the full report Our place: local authorities and the public’s mental health here.

Touchstone is aware of the current conversations about the use of the term BAME and other terminology that serves to "other" Black communities and people of South East Asian heritage. We are grateful for the invaluable work of Inc Arts and are pleased to share the outcome of their #BAMEOver survey. Touchstone is currently reviewing how our staff describe  the communities we serve and this statement will be a useful

In 2019/20 a total of 9657 service users were supported by Touchstone services with a total of 8374 services users referred into services. On any given day Touchstone has about 4,000 (3963 on 31st March 2020) active/live service users. Gender: Slightly more men were supported than women during 2019/20. In terms of referrals 54% constituted men compared to 45% women. 54% Male 45% Women