This project works with young people aged 8-14 years who are at risk of entering the criminal justice system through criminal or anti social behaviour.
Funded through the Children’s Trust Board, Youth Justice Board & Community Safety, it is an early intervention project taking referrals from throughout the county.
Referrals come from professionals or can be self referrals from parents. All children in the county who received a reprimand from the police will receive a letter from our service offering support to their parent/guardian.
The work involves individual work with young people addressing the reasons that they may be at risk and helping them to form strategies to help them cope with everyday situations. The work also involves working with the parents to help them improve their parenting skills, this sometimes involves individual work with us but often an introduction to parenting Wiltshire and referral onto a group. The work also involves helping them develop a more positive relationship with their child.
Some of the work under taken is also done in groups and has included in the past work in partnership with the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust working on conservation and environmental projects. We hope that we can help children reach their potential and achieve the Every Child Matters outcomes.
We are currently running a Positive relationships Group for 13-15 year olds who have witnessed domestic abuse and maybe at risk of becoming perpetrators this has been funded through Community Safety partnership.
The Team work with around 15 young people each at any one time for a period of anything from 3 months to a year.
Last updated: 2 June 2010
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