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A partnership project between The Junction; Granton Youth Centre; Muirhouse Youth Development Group; and
Pilton Youth and Children’s Project with funding from Edinburgh Alcohol and Drug Partnership
•Increased Knowledge and Changed Attitudes to Substance Misuse
•Reduce Acceptability in Target Groups of Hazardous Use & Associated Behaviours•Increase the Capacity of Local Agencies to Engage with Young People and Parents on Alcohol Misuse•Equip Young People with Decision Making and other Life Skills through Relevant and Supportive Learning Environments
•Children and young people receive timely and appropriate support
North Edinburgh Alcohol Initiative North Edinburgh Alcohol Initiative Collaborative will also contribute to Collaborative will also contribute to
the Edinburgh Children and Young the Edinburgh Children and Young People’s PlanPeople’s Plan
4. Physically and Emotionally Healthy4. Physically and Emotionally Healthy To increase the number of children and To increase the number of children and young people with a positive childhood young people with a positive childhood experience and good emotional and mental experience and good emotional and mental health and wellbeing;health and wellbeing;
To increase the number of children who have To increase the number of children who have healthy and active lifestyles and healthy and active lifestyles and participate in physical activities;participate in physical activities;
To reduce the number of children and young To reduce the number of children and young people who smoke or misuse drugs or people who smoke or misuse drugs or alcohol.alcohol.
North Edinburgh Alcohol Initiative North Edinburgh Alcohol Initiative Collaborative will also address part of the Collaborative will also address part of the
Edinburgh City Council Single Outcome Agreement Edinburgh City Council Single Outcome Agreement 2008-2011, particularly with respect to the 2008-2011, particularly with respect to the
following:following:
National Outcome (6) National Outcome (6) - We live longer - We live longer healthier liveshealthier lives
Local Outcome Local Outcome - Improving child health- Improving child health
Local indicator Local indicator - Reduce % of 13 year olds - Reduce % of 13 year olds drinking once a week or drinking once a week or
more more (-5%)(-5%)
- Reduce % of 15 year olds - Reduce % of 15 year olds drinking once a drinking once a week or more (-5%) week or more (-5%)
North Edinburgh Alcohol North Edinburgh Alcohol Initiative Collaborative - Initiative Collaborative -
TrainingTrainingAlcohol Brief Interventions (Eleanor McWhirter –NHS Lothian, Lead Alcohol Brief Alcohol Brief Interventions (Eleanor McWhirter –NHS Lothian, Lead Alcohol Brief
Interventions):Interventions):
GYC – 6 staffGYC – 6 staff
MYDG – 4 staffMYDG – 4 staff
PYCP – 2 staffPYCP – 2 staff
The Junction – 4 staffThe Junction – 4 staff
Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll (Canongate Youth Project):Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll (Canongate Youth Project):
MYDG – 3 staffMYDG – 3 staff
Alcohol Awareness (Jonny Kinross, MYDG):Alcohol Awareness (Jonny Kinross, MYDG):
MYDG – 10 staffMYDG – 10 staff
Conflict management and resolution (SALTO):Conflict management and resolution (SALTO):
MYDG – 1 staffMYDG – 1 staff
Motivational Interviewing; Groupwork Skills (NHS Lothian)Motivational Interviewing; Groupwork Skills (NHS Lothian)
The Junction -1 staffThe Junction -1 staff
Proposed TrainingProposed Training
Confronting Conflict (LEAP):Confronting Conflict (LEAP):
16 places16 places
Managing Difficult Behaviour (LEAP):Managing Difficult Behaviour (LEAP):
16 places16 places
Child Protection specific for street work Child Protection specific for street work
(Rob Heaseman):(Rob Heaseman):
places to be confirmedplaces to be confirmed
Further Development Training for All Staff TBAFurther Development Training for All Staff TBA
Reduce risky behaviours associated with Reduce risky behaviours associated with alcohol consumptionalcohol consumption
Reduce alcohol consumptionReduce alcohol consumption Encourage young people to think about Encourage young people to think about their safetytheir safety
To learn from young peopleTo learn from young people To have more for young people to doTo have more for young people to do
Hopes and Aspirations
Some young people at Some young people at BangholmBangholm
Aims of the ProjectAims of the Project
Engage with young peopleEngage with young people
Work in partnershipWork in partnership
Reduce alcohol consumptionReduce alcohol consumption
Equip young people with information so Equip young people with information so they can make informed decisionsthey can make informed decisions
Challenge young peoples attitudes to Challenge young peoples attitudes to alcoholalcohol
Some of our staffSome of our staff
Numbers so farNumbers so farTrinityTrinity GrantonGranton MuirhouseMuirhouse PiltonPilton
Week 1Week 1
MaleMale 00 00 3131 1717
FemaleFemale 0 0 00 19 19 1010
Week 2Week 2
MaleMale 1111 77 99 1010
FemaleFemale 77 33 66 66
Week 3Week 3
MaleMale 88 22 1515 not outnot out
FemaleFemale 66 00 22 not outnot out
Week 4Week 4
Male Male 55 00 2424 21 21
Female Female 00 00 2929 1616
Total Total
MaleMale 2424 9 9 7979 4848
FemaleFemale 1313 33 5656 35 35
TotalTotal
New contactsNew contacts
37 37 1212 135135 8383
What has worked wellWhat has worked well
Young peoples attitudes to us being on Young peoples attitudes to us being on their streetstheir streets
Getting recognised because of the uniformGetting recognised because of the uniform
Being flexible in terms of times and days Being flexible in terms of times and days to try going outto try going out
Interaction with local shopsInteraction with local shops
Alcohol is out thereAlcohol is out there
Interventions so farInterventions so farTrinityTrinity GrantonGranton MuirhouseMuirhouse PiltonPilton
Week 1Week 1 School/music/School/music/
football football NoneNone Sexual health/ Sexual health/
drinking/ drinking/ relationships/ lots relationships/ lots of sexual chat/ of sexual chat/ good banter/ going good banter/ going to Drylaw Parkto Drylaw Park
Drinking/ Drinking/ smoking smoking cannabis/ job cannabis/ job hunting/ general hunting/ general banter/ banter/ football.football.
Week 2Week 2 Last week/ Last week/ what to do what to do inside if we inside if we get an area/ get an area/ football/ football/ spare time spare time activities.activities.
Banter/ Banter/ football/ check football/ check all okay.all okay.
Drinking/ racism/ Drinking/ racism/ anti-social anti-social behaviour/ possible behaviour/ possible regrets about regrets about drinking chatdrinking chat
Drinking/ Drinking/ smoking/ smoking/ cannabis/ who cannabis/ who the street-work the street-work team are and why team are and why they are out.they are out.
Week 3Week 3 Football/ Football/ school/ what school/ what doing after doing after football.football.
Not really up Not really up for a chat for a chat
Drinking/ stealing/ Drinking/ stealing/ going to a party/ going to a party/ chat about stealingchat about stealing
Not out due to Not out due to staff illness.staff illness.
Week 4Week 4 Where Where everyone else everyone else was/ was/ football/ football/ what to do in what to do in inside space inside space when we get when we get it.it.
NoneNone Asking to buy Asking to buy alcohol/ played alcohol/ played alcohol game/ alcohol game/ sexual health sexual health planning/Good chat planning/Good chat with police.with police.
Confrontation Confrontation with other with other group/ college/ group/ college/ Spartans/ Spartans/ drinking.drinking.
Not so wellNot so well
Saturdays in GrantonSaturdays in Granton
Thursday street-work in Trinity, numbers Thursday street-work in Trinity, numbers are all from the Bangholm projectare all from the Bangholm project
Future plansFuture plans
All street-work teams to go out on Friday All street-work teams to go out on Friday eveningsevenings
Later evening work for holiday times, Later evening work for holiday times, especially summerespecially summer
Collect and record information from young Collect and record information from young people to create a base line for researchpeople to create a base line for research
Analyse information in relation to citywide Analyse information in relation to citywide and country wide statisticsand country wide statistics
Roll out the full c:card service, to include Roll out the full c:card service, to include c:card+c:card+
Tool kit for staffTool kit for staff
Games for the streetGames for the street
Information about alcohol, sex and drugsInformation about alcohol, sex and drugs
Diversionary activities to direct young Diversionary activities to direct young people towardspeople towards
Referrals for one-to-one support, counselling Referrals for one-to-one support, counselling and any extra support which may be requiredand any extra support which may be required
Friendly, approachable, recognisable staffFriendly, approachable, recognisable staff
Training on issues for use on the streetsTraining on issues for use on the streets
Evaluation ToolsEvaluation Tools
Questionnaires for young peopleQuestionnaires for young people
Street-work evaluationsStreet-work evaluations
Staff feedbackStaff feedback
Community feedbackCommunity feedback
Extra thanks for their Extra thanks for their generosity.generosity.
Edinburgh LeisureEdinburgh Leisure
Halfords Halfords
Sports WarehouseSports Warehouse
Ali McLeish and Jimmy Sangster, the Ali McLeish and Jimmy Sangster, the janitors at Bangholm janitors at Bangholm
‘‘Street Street Break’Break’
Aim: ‘Overall the aim of the Aim: ‘Overall the aim of the project is to raise young project is to raise young people’s awareness of risk people’s awareness of risk taking behaviours, to provide taking behaviours, to provide diversionary activities and diversionary activities and minimise harm.’minimise harm.’
Key objectives of ‘Street Key objectives of ‘Street Break’ project:Break’ project:
1.1. ‘‘To divert young people away from To divert young people away from activities which become more risky as a activities which become more risky as a result of excessive alcohol or drug result of excessive alcohol or drug consumption.’consumption.’
2.2. ‘‘To support young people to make To support young people to make informed choices around alcohol misuse.’informed choices around alcohol misuse.’
3.3. ‘‘To work in partnership with other To work in partnership with other voluntary sector providers, to deliver voluntary sector providers, to deliver the service.’the service.’
The service:The service:
1. 1. The opening of the PYCP Sports Hall 4 times The opening of the PYCP Sports Hall 4 times over the weekend for sports, health and over the weekend for sports, health and fitness sessions and healthy café for 30 weeks fitness sessions and healthy café for 30 weeks of the year.of the year.
2.2. The provision of 8 wilderness weekends in The provision of 8 wilderness weekends in bothies and camping in remote areas of bothies and camping in remote areas of Scotland over each year using trained local Scotland over each year using trained local volunteers and staff.volunteers and staff.
The service: cont…The service: cont…
3.3. The opening of MYDG’s shop front in The opening of MYDG’s shop front in Muirhouse Shopping Centre as outreach at the Muirhouse Shopping Centre as outreach at the times when other programmes are running.times when other programmes are running.
4. A final report will be produced including 4. A final report will be produced including recommendations for best practice.recommendations for best practice.
Street Break - work so farStreet Break - work so far
Weekly groupsWeekly groups
DayDay Club/groupClub/group Number on registerNumber on register Average attendanceAverage attendance Interventions Interventions
TuesTues Shop DropShop Drop 6060 1515 Drinking/sexual Drinking/sexual health/relationships/anti-health/relationships/anti-social behaviour/crimesocial behaviour/crime
TuesTues FootballFootball 3030 1515
ThursThurs Shop DropShop Drop 6060 1515 Drinking/sexual Drinking/sexual health/relationships/anti-health/relationships/anti-social behaviour/crimesocial behaviour/crime
ThursThurs Girls closed groupGirls closed group 1212 66Sexual health groupworkSexual health groupwork
Alcohol groupworkAlcohol groupwork
FridayFriday Outdoor AcademyOutdoor Academy 2020 66
FridayFriday FootballFootball 3535 2020
FridayFriday Girls GroupGirls Group 4040 1818 Alcohol groupwork Alcohol groupwork
FridayFriday Football (PYCP)Football (PYCP) 3030 1515
SatSat Café (PYCP)Café (PYCP) 2020 1212
Street Break - work so far Street Break - work so far cont…cont…
ResidentialsResidentials
DateDate VenueVenue Number of yp Number of yp InterventionsInterventions
19-21 Oct 0919-21 Oct 09 Glen EtiveGlen Etive 7 7 Sexual Sexual health/relationshipshealth/relationships
18-20 Dec 0918-20 Dec 09 Stanley Nairn Stanley Nairn 1111 Sexual Sexual health/relationshipshealth/relationships
Alcohol group workAlcohol group work
12-14 Feb 1012-14 Feb 10 Pilton RetreatPilton Retreat 10 10 Drinking Drinking
19-21 Feb 1019-21 Feb 10 Pilton RetreatPilton Retreat 10 10 Drinking Drinking
Street Break – progress so Street Break – progress so far…far…
Shop Drop – opportunity to engage positively Shop Drop – opportunity to engage positively with group associated with library and shopping with group associated with library and shopping centre. With training staff have been able make centre. With training staff have been able make interventions include sexual health, anti interventions include sexual health, anti social behaviour and alcohol misuse.social behaviour and alcohol misuse.
Closed girls group – diverts girls away from Closed girls group – diverts girls away from core group associated with library and shopping core group associated with library and shopping centre. Interventions include sexual health, centre. Interventions include sexual health, anti social behaviour and alcohol misuse.anti social behaviour and alcohol misuse.
Outdoor Academy – diverts group from shopping Outdoor Academy – diverts group from shopping centre at key time of Friday.centre at key time of Friday.
Street Break – future Street Break – future plans…plans…
Closed boys group – use model used for closed Closed boys group – use model used for closed girls group. Interventions include sexual girls group. Interventions include sexual health, anti social behaviour and alcohol health, anti social behaviour and alcohol misuse.misuse.
Residentials –Residentials – target group associated with the target group associated with the library and shopping centre. Residentials with library and shopping centre. Residentials with North Edinburgh Alcohol Initiative North Edinburgh Alcohol Initiative Collaborative.Collaborative.
Weekend work – increase the amount of diversionary Weekend work – increase the amount of diversionary activities happening at the weekend. activities happening at the weekend.
The Junction The Junction Young People Young People Health and Health and WellbeingWellbeing
160-162 Great Junction 160-162 Great Junction StSt
http://www.the-junction.org
[email protected]@the-junction.org
ObjectivesObjectives
To support young people in their right to make To support young people in their right to make informed decisions about their lifestyleinformed decisions about their lifestyle
To work with young people to develop resources that To work with young people to develop resources that facilitate discussion around alcohol between young facilitate discussion around alcohol between young people, their teachers, youth workers, parents & people, their teachers, youth workers, parents & carerscarers
To provide 1:1 person centred support to young people To provide 1:1 person centred support to young people that have identified issues with their own or someone that have identified issues with their own or someone else’s alcohol useelse’s alcohol use
To organise and facilitate a group for young people To organise and facilitate a group for young people to explore attitudes towards alcohol use and its to explore attitudes towards alcohol use and its effects on the wider communityeffects on the wider community
To work in partnership with other organizations, and To work in partnership with other organizations, and to promote the Junction, its values and resourcesto promote the Junction, its values and resources
Post BreakdownPost Breakdown
No. Sessions Delivered
YP Contacted
Drop Ins 13 52
Outreach 8 209
Street-Work
4 100
•2 Drop In sessions per week at the Junction•1 Street-Work session per week in Granton/ Trinity/ Muirhouse/ Pilton•Offer 1:1 support around alcohol issues to 3 young people per week•Run Group Work for young people around alcohol, with ultimate aim to develop a resource for young people•Outreach Work at local schools and youth clubs around alcohol
December/January Stats
Listening to Young Listening to Young PeoplePeople
Effects on Young People’s Effects on Young People’s LivesLives
Mental HealthMental Health
Physical HealthPhysical Health
RelationshipsRelationships
Neighbourhood or Neighbourhood or SocietySociety
InfluencesInfluences
Alcohol as a Legal Alcohol as a Legal DrugDrug
AccessibilityAccessibility
Cost Cost
AdvertisingAdvertising
Social/Peer Social/Peer ExpectationsExpectations
Still from the Junction’s ‘Wasted Moments’ Flick Books
NEAIC Iphone Application NEAIC Iphone Application and Blogand Blog
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