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Celebrations are in full swing at Ingeus as Dr Bex O’Gorman achieves Highly Commended for the Community Safety and Rehabilitation Award at the Skills for Justice Inspire Justice Awards 2025. 

 

Dr Bex O’Gorman PhD is shining brightly as one of just 23 justice sector employees in the spotlight at the annual awards. Fending off tough competition from hundreds of nominations across 11 award categories, she, along with the other finalists, is highlighting the unseen work within the justice sector. Bex – who has worked in a justice-related role for over 25 years – is delighted to get the recognition. 

 

She says: “Being nominated for The Inspire Justice Awards was such a wonderful surprise! The reasons for my nomination were based around my passion for sharing knowledge and collaborative working, so to be recognised for doing the things I love felt a little like cheating! I was shortlisted in the category and received a Highly Commended award, which was truly unexpected, and something I will treasure.” 

 

Working as a Dependency and Recovery Navigator for Ingeus’ Commissioned Rehabilitative Services in West Yorkshire, Bex helps adult male service users understand and manage their substance misuse, making positive changes to transform lives. Being shortlisted for the Community Safety and Rehabilitation Award is testament to Bex’s generosity in sharing her knowledge and her passion for rehabilitation and prevention of reoffending. 

 

Bex, who has lived experience of the criminal justice system and left school with no qualifications, draws on her own life experiences to help others to thrive. During the last three years at Ingeus, her contributions, particularly in relation to suicide awareness, have been invaluable.  

 

The judges were eager to praise Bex’s passion for tackling the stigma of suicide by supporting Ingeus and wider sector colleagues to become suicide aware. In doing so, she has equipped colleagues with information on what to look for, how and when to ask about suicide, and how to get effective support. She’s also developing ‘You said – I heard’ language guidance to better understand and communicate with neurodivergent service users and colleagues. 

 

In 2011 Bex combined working with studying for an English degree at Huddersfield University. Her research and writing around child sexual exploitation, care-experienced children, and male suicide rates earned her a subsequent Masters and PhD.  

 

Find out more about Ingeus’ Justice Division, and more details about Bex’s work.