1. Intensive Support (and Monitoring) Service Lyn Ross For more information please contact the Youth Justice Team via YJT@aberdeencity.gov.uk

2. 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

3. 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

4. Key elements of ISMS Structured intervention services Education and Training 24 hour/7 day intensive support and crisis intervention Respite and ‘time out’

5. 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

6. Identifying cases Community Risk Management Meeting Children’s Hearing Risk Assessment (Asset) 6 week ISMS assessment Planning meetings Alternative to remand - supervised bail assessment

7. 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

8. 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...