Victim Support

Name of Session: Victim Family Support
Time: 5.30
Where: Breakout Space 4
The Session Host: Jahmai Townsend (Nxt Steps Youth Association)
Key Points:

• Bringing Community Together (Young People and Parents)
• Set up a programme (to start in 2011) for families who have lost family members to violent crime
• (Needs) Planning + development
• (Needs) Support from statutory organisations e.g. (council, police)

(Mental) health

Name of Session: (Mental) Health
Time: 5:45pm
Where: Breakout space 3
Who was there: Pat, Kimberley
The Session Host: Pat

Key Points:

• No care in community
• very taboo
• little support - everything done by mother. But has little support to be told how to do it.
• Wants to try to get support
• also has drug problem - no joining up. Can't resolve one without the other.
• Cycle of prison-release-prison.

From Flip chart

• more help in community (needed) - more (engagement from) professional bodies
• drop in (sessions) at centre - mental health
• more sympathy and understanding from police. Team that understands mental health
• early detection (of emerging mental health issues)

Unemployment for Inspiring Young People

Title of Session: Unemployment for Inspiring Young People

• IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN CREATE/FOCUS ON OTHER THAN JOBS - ie for our society + personal development
• NO SET FORMAT FOR THE WORK ENVIRONMENT IT'S ABOUT WHAT SUITS YOU
• NOT MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO SUSTAIN JOBS e.g. space to make mistakes
• Motivation - y.p. (young people) need to complete things + reflect on what they've gained. Not give up... Mentors
• y.p. (young people) understand need to create their future - not be at the mercy of circumstances
• Support needed: e.g. group to help develop and sustain goals.
• exposure to different experiences - incl. work circumstances/environments.
• understanding need to be open to part time & temp. work
• Safe space for y.p. - being treated with respect
• Youth engagement rather than youth programmes (targets) (concerned, interested, challenging adults.)

The Matrix of Sessions

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