Glebe House findings presented to parliament
The results of a twelve-year longitudinal study were presented at parliament
The Quaker therapeutic community of Glebe House presented the findings of its twelve-year longitudinal report at an event in the House of Commons on 27 April.
The event, Treating Sexually Harmful Behaviour: A Model That Works, was sponsored by MPs Steve McCabe, Tim Loughton and Norman Lamb. Members of parliament and the House of Lords, representatives of the NSPCC and other professional bodies listened to the findings of research into Glebe House’s work, which had been carried out by the University of East Anglia and Boswell Research Fellows.
The findings showed that Glebe House’s interventions have led to a significant drop in sexual and nonsexual offending post-intervention and a notable improvement in mental health through a reduction in depression, suicidal thoughts and self-harm. They also showed the project’s ex-residents coping well in key areas such as housing, family relationships and healthy lifestyles. The researchers attributed this progress to the charity’s work.
Representatives of Glebe House spoke about the therapeutic community’s approach and described plans for a study by the University of East Anglia on the cost effectiveness of the community’s service.
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