About the Elly Jansen Award
The Elly Jansen Award was launched in 2023 to share knowledge, promote good practice and encourage new research into the effectiveness of therapeutic communities and relational practice.
The Award is a legacy of Elly Jansen OBE, a pioneer in the development of therapeutic communities internationally, and who cared passionately about making the work of therapeutic communities more widely known. The Elly Jansen Award is managed and administrated by the UK charity, Community, Housing & Therapy (CHT).
The Awards are judged by an international committee of leading voices experienced in therapeutic communities from countries including Italy, India, Japan, the USA and the UK. The Committee includes people with lived experience, therapists, academics, and social workers. The current Chair of the Committee is Dr Peter Cockersell.
Previous Award Winners
Marilyn Ruttley
2025 Article Award Winner
"I had skills to offer; I wasn't just a patient"
Rosa dei Venti
2024 Original Article Award
"The Social Restaurant: Between Clinical Care, Communication, Fundraising and Talents"
Dr Adrian Hayes et al.
2024 Research Award
"Empowerment in Action: Exploring Self-Agency in Therapeutic Communities & other Psychological Modalities for people with Complex Emotional
Richard Crisp & Dr Elizabeth Wakeland
2023 Original Article Award
"Custodial Staff Experiences of the Effectiveness of a Democratic Therapeutic Community of Offenders with traits of Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASCs)"
Ellie Wildbore
2023 Article Award Runner Up
"From Little Acorns Mighty Oaks Grow - The Acorn Programme, Four Years On"
Dr Adrian Hayes & Team
2023 Article Award Runner Up
"Foundations of Self-Agency: Development of a Non-Therapeutic Community in a City Farm"
The Henderson Heritage Group
2023 Research Award Winner
"Living, Learning and Legacy: Exploring the influence and impact of Democratic Therapeutic Community principles through the life and work of Henderson Heritage Group“