Specialised Services for young people can play a significant part in reducing disorder and anti-social behaviour. Services tend to fall into two overlapping categories, i.e. those relating to assisting young people to sustain tenancies and those relating to diversionary or rehabilitative measures.
Good Practice Model | Authority | Key Player |
Council works in partnership with Link Living, which provides support for 16-25 year olds in their own homes. Service is expanding to provide intensive supported accommodation in 22 satellite flats. | Falkirk | Natalie Moore-Young
Conflict Resolution Manager
01324 503 698
natalie.mooreyoung@falkirk.gov.uk |
Young Tenants Support Officer offers intensive support to under 25s in Inverness including provision of basic home-making equipment and referral to specialist agencies. Abandonment has reduced and tenancy obligations are better understood. | Highland | Helen Ross
Housing Policy Officer
01463 702 865
helen.ross@highland.gov.uk |
Joint Housing and Social Work Youth Start initiative employs youth start worker. Caseload of 30-40 tenancies mostly in 16-20 age group and mostly assisting formerly looked-after young people. Improved sustainability of tenancies amongst previously homeless people. | Moray | Mike McClafferty
Senior Area Housing Manager
01343 557 000
Mcclafm@comm.moray.gov.uk |
Multi-agency response to youth crime centred around a local school in Lossiemouth. Moray youth action, school staff (primary and secondary) local Police, Housing, local Councillor, Community Council Representative, NCH and Community Development. Initiatives to develop diversionary activities. | Moray | Mike McClafferty
Senior Area Housing Manager
01343 557 000
Mcclafam@comm.moray.gov.uk |
Teen Village. Small semi-enclosed peripatetic outdoor developments (POD) for young people to gather in, in safety, in areas suffering youth disorder. Aim to reduce tension and conflict between young people and local residents. Detached youth workers and Community Police Officers work closely together. | Falkirk | Natalie Moore-Young
Conflict Resolution Manager
01324 503 698
natalie.mooreyoung@falkirk.gov.uk |
Multi-agency forum on Youth Crime attended by ASIST ( see section 3), Police, Health agencies, Education and Children's Reporter. Better Neighbourhood Services funding has enabled ASIST to recruit two specialist staff to deal with youth issues. | West Dunbartonshire | Martin Mckendrick
Assistant Team Leader
01389 608 999
martin.mckendrick@west-dunbarton.gov.uk |
Victim reparation. When ASIST ( see section 3) identifies perpetrators of graffitti/damage, will arrange for them to make good. Repetition will result in recharge or legal action. | West Dunbartonshire | Martin Mckendrick
Assistant Team Leader
01389 608 999
martin.mckendrick@west-dunbarton.gov.uk |
Youth Crime Strategy. Multi-agency group aims to devise interventions to prevent young people slipping into serious criminal activity. | East Ayrshire | John Pilkington
Best Value Officer
01563 576 616
John.Pilkington@east-ayrshire.gov.uk |
FIRST ( see section 3) Community Youth Programme to get young people to think about their behaviour and its impact. Links into diversionary projects and work within schools. | Falkirk | Natalie Moore-Young Conflict Resolution Manager
01324 503 698
natalie.mooreyoung@falkirk.gov.uk |
"Breaking the Cycle" Diversionary Project for under 16s. To divert before serious anti-social/criminal activity results in referral to children's panel. | East Lothian | Mike Rodger
Manager
0131 665 5375
mrodger@east-lothian.gov.uk vb |