Self-harm among women in prison remains alarmingly high, yet little is known about what happens before custody, when many women’s distress begins to build. Our new research project seeks to close this evidence gap by exploring how self-harm manifests across the justice pathway and identifying earlier opportunities for compassionate intervention.

This blog, from Clinks' CEO, Anne Fox, launches this year's State of the Sector research, explains how organisations can get involved, and sets out how the project will run.