Cheshire Youth Justice Service: Using social prescribing to reduce reoffending among young people

Published: 31/07/2024

Cheshire Youth Justice Service have focussed on addressing young people’s unmet health needs to tackle reoffending.  The creation of the Cheshire-wide youth justice partnership in 2017 highlighted inequalities in justice-involved children’s health provision, which they have worked to address, and are now taking an innovative social prescribing approach to meet the wider health needs of their youth justice cohort.
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Lancashire Child and Youth Justice Service (CYJS) partnership with The Chuckery

Published: 31/07/2024

Lancashire Child and Youth Justice Service (CYJS) have partnered up with a local community project called The Chuckery, which offers a range of opportunities for children and young people locally.
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Resettlement Policy from Buckinghamshire Youth Offending Service

Published: 24/07/2024

Buckinghamshire Youth Offending Service has developed a resettlement policy which outlines how practitioners can support children in effective resettlement following a custodial sentence.
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Sefton Community Youth Connectors

Published: 21/05/2024

Summary: A project to support the emotional wellbeing of girls aged 8 – 15yrs old at risk of poor mental health, offending, anti-social behaviour and exploitation. The project was prompted by concerns about girls in Sefton’s youth justice cohort who had poor emotional health and were at risk of committing offences and potentially being at risk exploitation
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Swindon YJS Kindness Room  

Published: 21/05/2024

To support children and families by providing free household equipment and food that can be taken home from the office. The Kindness room has been filled by donations from the local community and staff. One of the recent staff activities was a challenge to engage with the local community and in doing this, donations that can support children and families have been received.
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Targeted Speech and Language Assessments for Primary and Secondary School Children at Risk of Suspensions – Milton Keynes Youth Justice and Support Service (February 2023)

Published: 20/07/2023

Summary Milton Keynes youth justice and support service have shared an overview of their promoting reintegration and reducing exclusion model which is part of their prevention and diversion service. Description  Milton Keynes youth justice and support service have shared an overview of their promoting reintegration and reducing exclusion (see below for the slides) project, which…
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Exploring the Cost of Living Crisis Resource for Children and Young People – National Youth Agency (February 2023)

Published: 20/07/2023

Summary Access to the National Youth Agency resource aimed at children and young people in relation to the cost of living crisis. Description The National Youth Agency have published exploring the cost of living crisis resource aimed at children and young people.  The resource consists of twelve independent sessions covering topics such as; The resource…
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Child First Diversion Pathfinder (Bradford Youth Justice Service) – January 2023

Published: 15/06/2023

Summary The child first pathfinder, lead by Bradford youth justice service have shared a variety of resources in regard to their implementation and delivery of a child first diversion model. Description The following resources have been developed by the Bradford child first diversion Pathfinder. Within this submission, you will be able to access a range…
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Identity Session: Exploring My Identity and What is Important to Me – Ealing Youth Justice Service (February 2023)

Published: 02/04/2023

Summary Ealing Youth Justice Service have shared a session that can be ran with children to support them to explore their identity and build rapport in the early stages of contact with the service Description Ealing Youth Justice Service have shared their identity session which they run with children. The aim of the identity session…
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Top Tips for Working with Girls – Coventry Youth Justice Service (December 2022)

Published: 23/01/2023

Summary Coventry Youth Justice Service have shared their top tips for working with girls document to support practitioners in working with girls in a way which is more likely to meet their specific.   Description The West Midlands Regional Girls Working Group, led by Coventry Youth Justice Service alongside the Birmingham Youth Justice Service Specialist Girls…
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