Working with Families and Carers
This section contains predominantly interventions, programmes and toolkits that are used by youth justice services with parents and carers. The material in this section has been produced by youth justice services in-house or with support from partners. The materials in this section are not evaluated. You can find youth justice evaluated materials in the practice-based evaluations area on this site. If you would like to submit a programme, intervention or a way of working with parents or carers that works well in your service to the Youth Justice Resource Hub, please complete the submission form.
County Lines Exploitation Peer Parent Webinar and Group Work Sessions for Parents and Caregivers – County Lines Pathfinder (April 2022)
Summary: County Lines Pathfinder have shared their webinar, co-created with parents, and group work sessions to support parents whose children are being criminally exploited. Description: As part of their delivery of the County Lines Pathfinder, Suffolk Youth Justice Service co-produced a parent webinar, alongside parents with lived experience of county lines exploitation and have shared…
“Young People Speak on Reparation Activities” Video – Barnet Youth Justice Service (October 2021)
Published: 01/11/2021
Summary A video co-created with children at Barnet Youth Justice Service that describes reparation and the impact of the activities. Aims Description Barnet Youth Justice Service have co-created with children a short video around what reparation means and the type of activities that they may undertake at Barnet Youth Justice Service. It showcases some of…
Working with Parents: Kitchen Table Talks – West Midlands (October 2021)
Published: 01/04/2021
Summary Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton services work in partnership with First Cass Legacy to run monthly meetings for parents whose children attend the youth justice service. Description Following the positive outcomes of Kitchen Table Talks, which were first established in Sandwell youth offending service, a new project focused on reducing serious…
Telephone sessions in Youth Justice – Nottinghamshire Youth Justice Service (February 2021)
Published: 03/03/2021
Summary: Attached is a sheet, developed by Nottinghamshire YJS with key elements to consider when working with children over the telephone. Age: n/a Sex: n/a Cost: n/a Aims: To assist staff in developing their knowledge and skills in creating a trauma informed environment when working with children and young people. Description:…
Changes to Criminal Records Disclosure Rules (November 2020)
Published: 27/11/2020
Summary: Links to the changes to the criminal records disclosure rules. The Government has made changes to the criminal records disclosure rules for sensitive roles, to ensure the right balance is struck between rehabilitation and protecting the public. The new legislation, will remove the automatic disclosure of youth cautions, reprimands and warnings and…
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