Intensive Support (and Monitoring)

Service Lyn Ross

For more information please contact the Youth Justice Team via YJT@aberdeencity.gov.uk

Youth Justice Team

Children and young people can be referred to the Youth Justice Team in 4 distinct ways:

- Referral from the Children’s Reporter- Referral from another Social Work Team

(5+ offences in 6 months or 1 serious offence)

- Through the Court System for the preparation and monitoring of an Order

- For diversion from prosecution

The aim of the Intensive Support Service (ISS) is:

to provide integrated and holistic support as a viable alternative to secure accommodation or custody for young people up to 18 years of age.

  If ISS has not proven sufficient to manage risk

then a Movement Restriction Condition (MRC) may be deemed necessary.

Intervention ISS & ISMS

Key elements of ISMS

Structured intervention services 

Education and Training

24 hour/7 day intensive support and crisis intervention

Respite and ‘time out’

Delivery - innovative

Intensive Community Support and Learning Service (Westburn Road)

Sacro -24/7 on call support Foyer –1 to 1 learning, peer mentoring Apex – activities, evening and weekends Barnardos - offence focused work and

activities, family service, mentoring service

Assertive Outreach Service - Sacro Youth Justice Team - statutory case

holder

Identifying cases

Community Risk Management Meeting Children’s Hearing

Risk Assessment (Asset) 6 week ISMS assessment Planning meetings

Alternative to remand - supervised bail assessment

Benefits of ISMS?

Better outcomes for young people Keep young people in Aberdeen Support tailored to need Shared risk management Reassurance to the community Improved information sharing Better use of resources

Summary of ISMS so far

Currently 5 young people on ISS 3 on ISMS

Before - total of 132 crimefiles in previous 6 months

After - total of 37 crimefiles (various timescales)

Better outcomes? Showing potential...