THE YOUTH INCLUSION AND SUPPORT PANEL PROJECT (TIME2CHANGE)
WHAT IS A YISP?
YISPS are multi-agency planning groups that seek to prevent offending and anti-social behaviour by offering voluntary support services to those children (and their families) aged 8 – 13 deemed to be at risk of offending. The YISP in Suffolk is called Time2Change, a more user friendly name chosed following a competition held for young people, who had participated in the scheme.
The YISP aims to work with such children by co-ordinating packages of support including:
- Local Youth Clubs
- Sports Activities
- School Holiday Activities
- Family Support
- Group Work
- Offending Behaviour Resistance Programmes
- Addressing specific issues that are likely to contribute to offending behaviour
- Mentoring
IS MY CHILD SUITABLE FOR THE PROJECT?
If your child is affected by 2 or more of the listed circumstances, they may benefit from our support:
- Are they known to truant from school?
- Has your child ever been excluded from school?
- Are there problems within the family home, affecting the child?
- Do you live in an area where there is a high crime rate?
- Is your home in an area where you have concerns about the availability of drugs and alcohol to young people?
- Are you unhappy with the type of young people your child is mixing with?
- Do you suspect that they are becoming involved in petty crime?
- Is there an older child in the family who has been in trouble with the Police?
HOW DO I GET MY CHILD INVOLVED?
Contact the YISP team on 01473 583570. A member of the team will then explain the process and arrange an initial visit. A Parental Referral form is attached, which should be posted to Time2Change, St Edmund House, Rope Walk, Ipswich IP4 1LZ . If you are a Partner Agency (School, Police, Social Care Services etc.) please use the attached Referral Form. Please note that a Consent Form must also be completed and returned with the referral form.
For any further information please visit the Youth Justice Board web site at www.yjb.gov.uk. Alternatively call David Wright (Project Manager) on the number above with your views or questions or to see how you may be able to become involved in the project.
This project is run in partnership with the Childrens Fund.