Project Nova provides Care Coordination to ex-servicemen
and women who have been arrested or are at risk of arrest.
Project Nova supports vulnerable veterans and veterans who
have been arrested and enter Police Custody. Veterans may also be
referred by specialist Police teams, or other statutory organisations. As of
2019 we also supports ex-Merchant Navy personnel who have worked with HM Forces
on Operational deployment.
Launched on 1st July 2014, Project Nova is delivered as a
partnership between RFEA and WWTW. Project
Nova currently operates in the East of England; the North East; the North West,
Lincoln, Devon and Cornwall and South Yorkshire and Humberside.
Project Nova is operated by staff with a blend of experience
from the armed forces, Criminal Justice System and charities. Our staff
are skilled at engaging with veterans to understand their experience of
military service, their lives before they joined the armed forces, and their
transition back to civilian life. Project Nova undertakes a needs assessment
for each individual and puts in place specialist support from a network of
military charities and other organisations. We then keep in touch ensuring that
the veterans we support have an ongoing connection, checking in and
resolving issues when they occur.
Project Nova is one of the interventions featured in the
Phillips Review: Former Members of the Armed Services and the Criminal Justice
System, A Review on Behalf of the Secretary of State for Justice (December
2014).
Project Nova may be contacted on:
Freephone 0800 917 7299
or by email at info.nst@projectnova.org.uk
Secure criminal justice email address for Police, Probation
Service and Liaison and Diversion use only: info.nst@rfea.cjsm.net
For more information about the programme, click here
Project Nova is supported by;