Improving Outcomes For Children and Young People - Workshop

Three Main Objectives For The Workshop

• To introduce the concept of outcomes based planning;

• To provide some information about the Outcomes for Children Project and the notion of a Locality Planning Group;

• To get people thinking about the role of a local planning group and their possible role on it.

Programmefor the Workshop

• Some introductions• The Outcomes for Children Project – what is it?• Case study• Identifying what's good and not so good in the area for

children and young people• What information/data is available to assist in planning?• What is a Local Planning Group?• Who needs to be at the table?• Next Steps

Plenty of opportunity for discussion and questions Break about halfway through Lunch afterwards

Our Children and Families South West Donegal, Demographic Profile

Friday 16th April 2010

South West Donegal

Corkermore, Crowkeeragh, Crownard, Dunkineely, Glencolumkille, Inver, Kilcar, Kilgory, Killybegs, Largymore, Malinbeg, Tieveskeelta

Population ProfileSW Donegal Donegal Ireland

0-4 years 528 11,168 302,252 5-12 years 837 17,830 450,074 13-17 years 578 11,290 283,708

0-17 years 1,943 40,288 1,036,034

Whole Population 7,520 147,264 4,239,848

Child Population as a % of whole population 25.8% 27.4% 24.4%

Data Source: CSO 2006

25.8%

27.4%

24.4%

22.0%23.0%24.0%25.0%26.0%27.0%28.0%

SW Donegal Donegal Ireland

4.8% of the total child population of Donegal live in the South West Donegal area.

Deprivation

Data Source: SAHRU 2006

http://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/FactFile/Health_Status_Reports/Cork_Health_Status_Report/Deprivation/

Lone Parent Families

Data Source: CSO 2006

SW Donegal Donegal IrelandFather and Children 1.6% 1.5% 1.4%Mother and Children 7.7% 9.3% 8.6%

Total 9.3% 10.8% 10.0%

9.3%

10.8%

10.0%

8.5%

9.0%

9.5%

10.0%

10.5%

11.0%

SW Donegal Donegal Ireland

Education

Data Source: CSO 2006

SW Donegal Donegal IrelandUnder 15 years 19.5% 20.7% 11.3%15 years 9.7% 9.8% 6.7%16 years 14.3% 14.2% 11.9%17 years 10.6% 10.1% 10.4%18 years 13.1% 12.2% 15.5%19 years 3.6% 4.0% 5.1%20 years 3.4% 3.6% 4.3%21 years and over 10.2% 14.2% 20.1%Not stated 15.6% 11.2% 14.7%

19.5%20.7%

11.3%

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

SW Donegal Donegal Ireland

Education Ceased Under 15 Years

Persons on the Live Register February 2010

Data Source: CSO

SW DonegalKillybegs* Donegal Ireland

Total 1,234 21,255 436,956Under 25 Years 221 18% 4,788 23% 85,120 19%

Male 136 3,129 54,611

Female 85 1,659 30,509

* Killybegs Local Office of Registration

18%

23%19%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

SW Donegal Donegal Ireland

% Of Live Register Figures Under 25 Years at February 2010

Over 60% of persons on the live register aged under 25 years are Male. This is the case in all areas i.e. South West Donegal, Donegal and Ireland.

* Includes those on Jobseekers Benefit or Allowance

http://www.statusireland.com/statistics/most-popular/28/Irish-Live-Register-Figures.html

www.outcomesforchildren.org

3 main tools to use:

Interactive Mapping

Family Support Database

Data Catalogue

stephen.barry@southerntrust.hscni.net

Locality Planning Group: What is it & what would it do?

• To engage and work with a range of agencies: statutory,

community, voluntary, private

• To examine data & information

• To develop multi-agency action plans

• To involve children, young people & families in the planning

process

• To influence commission of services & resources

Support Available

• Local knowledge & expertise

• Project Board

• Community Development Worker (p/t)

• Information Support Officer

• Funding:- engagement & participation of key stakeholders

(£11k), small grants to develop initial projects (£15k)