Interventions – What we do

We will work with you to start with to get to know the child, their family and circumstances. We will find out what they are good at and what is going for in their life and environment. We will ask what the child thinks about:

• why the offence was committed
• what triggered it or caused it

We will talk about all the aspects of the child's life and current circumstances. Then, together with others supporting, we can work out a plan about how we can stop this happening again.

We will work with other professionals. We will make sure that we work in a co-ordinated way with any other plans in place.  It may be as simple as the child has not been in school. They have had nothing to do during the day. This has meant they end up hanging around with older children or adults and getting into trouble. We can help look at:

• why they are not in school
• find a placement or renegotiate getting back into school
• looking for other activities and friendship groups that are more positive

We will help with:

• Understanding the harm – helping you repair the harm (Restorative Justice)
• Reparation – paying back for the harm caused
• Education, Employment and Training – helping you get back into education or work
• Drugs and alcohol work – helping you understand your drug use and how it affects offending
• Offending behaviour work – what leads to young people committing offences
• Communication support – making sure that you are heard
• Support from CAMHS (mental health)– help with managing emotions and trauma
• Creative Arts to Communication – helping you improve communication through different mediums

We help young people make up for what they have done. We help them put their life back on track, so they do not offend again.