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Ad Meliora

Incarcerated Veteran Desistance Program

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Australia is fortunate to have a society that highly values the support and service of others. This is true across the spectrum of emergency services, particularly with regard to the Veteran community.

Unfortunately, people make mistakes that leave significant and enduring consequences, including criminal records and incarceration. Our veteran community is no different.

How our community responds to these mistakes can influence whether these individuals will recommit to a life of service and support to society or a life attributed to crime and anti-social behaviours (recidivism).

Ad Meliora is a desistance program that is uniquely positioned to provide a positive link back into the services communities on the proviso that individuals are willing to accept responsibility and accountability for their actions and demonstrate a commitment to improving their behaviours and becoming positive agents of change.

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This program provides meaning and purpose to individuals who previously defined themselves by their service.

Participants are trained to:
  • Apply practical psychological frameworks to guide good choices.
  • Understand how the mind and body work (psychoeducation), in order to self-identify high-risk triggers and prevent poor behaviour before it occurs.
  • Strengthen communication capability:
    • Conflict management.
    • Behavioural choices.
    • Rational thinking.
  • Develop personal accountability through:
    • Providing a hero mentality.
    • Finding value in service to others.
    • Consequential thinking.
    • Providing a mechanism of control over their choices and actions.
“Ad Meliora appears to work because it doesn’t lower the standard for people experiencing significant setbacks. Across four years and 186 participants, we’ve seen a reduction of in-facility incidents, increased engagement in voluntary employment and a reduced recidivism rate below 10%, as a highly conservative estimate. This program is evidence of what can happen when accountability becomes the focus without demonising the individual.”
— David Neal, CEO, The Eighth Mile

FIVE DAYS THAT MATTER

The Ad Meliora program methodology guides and educates participants through the following stages (ARSCA):

1.  Acceptance
2. Resistance
3. Self-Awareness
4. Choice
5. Action

Acceptance

During the ‘Acceptance Stage’, participants are introduced to other participants and facilitators in order to form the team. During this stage, participants are required to consolidate their thoughts on why they have chosen to attend the course and define what outcomes they seek to achieve.

Resistance

During the ‘resistance stage’, participants often experience remorse or regret for their previous actions, as their behaviours are cross-referenced against their values. Participants who make it through this portion of the program are statistically likely to make it through to its completion. This stage is an important aspect of the program. It aligns with the efforts to increase people’s willingness to accept accountability and responsibility.

Self-Awareness

The ‘self-awareness stage’ is designed to allow participants to re-imagine their identity and purpose based on a reconfirmed understanding of their values. During this stage individuals will be challenged to define who it is they are. This stage places emphasis on people defining themselves by their values instead of their previous beliefs, professions, affiliations, or behaviours.

Choice

During the ‘choice stage’ participants are required to define their decisions moving forward and commit to the outcome. It is common during this stage for participants to experience feelings of elation, camaraderie and positivity. Group sessions are run in order to assist other participants with designing a positive plan to move forward.

Action

Participants are encouraged to act on their commitments and re-engage with society and their surrounding communities. This requires a personal commitment to maintain positive values and behaviours and detach from other influences that might detract from them achieving their goals.

LED BY THOSE WHO'VE LIVED IT

  • Comprised largely of Ex-Combat Veterans and Ex-Inmates (Veterans).
  • We speak and teach from firsthand experience and from a sense of shared hardship.
  • Well-respected leaders and influencers from the ex-services community, as well as neuroscientists and communications specialists.
  • A team that genuinely cares about re-aligning the behaviours and reputation of veterans & ex-emergency service personnel who have lost their way.
  • We operate with clinically proven data and training methodologies.
  • We are comfortable educating any forum or group.
  • We do not become intimidated, and we speak from a position of strength.
  • We genuinely care about the outcome!

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