Switchback

Switchback is an intensive mentoring programme that helps 18-30 year old offenders make real, long-lasting change after release. Our mission is to change the way that our Trainees think about and participate in society. Switchback Mentors stick by the Trainees as they move through the prison gate, encouraging and challenging them across all areas of their lives. This is new territory for most Trainees - an honest, frank and unconditional relationship with someone who is there for them on a daily basis. We work in close partnership with the Crisis Café and several prisons around London. Most young adult offenders are destined to return to custody - 55% are back inside within a year. For Switchback Trainees, this figure is currently 15%.