Youth Matters Website




Feeling safe and having things to do

 

1. Safe Perceptions - What is safe and how to protect yourself

The aim:

  • Improve Young People safety and perceptions of safety
  • To ensure Young People are aware of their safety when socialising online

 

The outcome:

  • Surestart for teenagers project in Millmead open facilities to give a safer place to socialise after dark
  • To promote CEOP and associated training to Young People

 

Who's responsible:

  • Kent Youth Service
  • Surestart Millmead
  • Kent Youth Service
  • Kent Police
  • Thanet District Council
  • Kent County Council children, families and education

 

How do we know its working:

  • NI 21: Dealing with local concerns about ASB and crime by the local council and police
  • 2009 Youth Survey to establish baseline on awareness and measure annually

2. Consultations - Young peoples ideas being used for young peoples lives

The aim:

Making sure young people have a say in local decision making and local issues

 

The outcome:

Ensure detached youth provision responds to ongoing consultation

 

Who's responsible:

  • Thanet Engage
  • Engage Forum

 

How we know it’s working:

  • Consultation
  • NI 110: Young People participate in positive activities

3. Youth Events - Summer and Winter provisions, organised events and youth bases

The aim:

  • To ensure Young People, parents/carers are confident that their Young People is participating in safe activities
  • Improve access to CRB support provision
  • YP to be able to access a wide programme of activities to reduce risk of Anti social behaviour
  • Develop the Sport 4 NRG programme
  • Professionals to be aware of crime and safety issues identified by Young People

 

The outcome:

  • A Young People safety checklist for parents, i.e. What to be aware of in youth provisions such as a CRB check
  • Easier access to check staff
  • All relevant partners will be involved in planning for youth events

 

Who’s responsible:

  • Pipeline
  • Kent Youth Service
  • Thanet Engage
  • Kent Safeguarding Children’s Board
  • Engage forum members
  • Thanet District Council
  • Commercial services

 

How we know its working:

  • Checklist developed and support training held
  • Project report
  • Attendance at Blast events (easter and summer)
  • Comparison ASB levels Easter/Summer 2007/2008
  • Monitor no. of programmes and % re-offending rates.
  • Target to be established 2009

4. Crime - ASB and definitions

The aim:

  • To deter Young People from engaging in crime and anti social behaviour.
  • Make aware of implications of engaging in crime and anti social behaviour

 

The outcome:

  • Thanet Community Safety Partnership and the youth forum to have a link
  • Junior Youth Inclusion Panel Crimebusters programme to be expanded into Thanet schools and the wider community

 

Who’s responsible:

  • Junior Youth Inclusion Panel project lead
  • Engage forum
  • Thanet Engage Executive

 

How do we know its working:

  • Issues reported to the Thanet Community Safety Partnership
  • NI 21: Dealing with local concerns about ASB and crime by the local council and police
  • 1 community event held in each town
  • Pilot expansion in Margate school area

 

By when:

All the aims will be measured annually