Partners We Work With

Youth Justice Board (YJB)

The Youth Justice Board is a non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice, responsible for overseeing the youth justice system in England and Wales.  

Visit About us - Youth Justice Board for England and Wales - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

CGL The Place: 

CGL The Place, offer a range of support services primarily for young people up to the age of 25 around drugs and alcohol.

They also offer specialist support in a confidential and safe space for children and young people impacted by somebody else’s substance use (sometimes referred to as hidden harm).

Their aim is to provide you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to identify and appropriately respond to risk associated with substance use.

Visit: The Place - Nottingham | Change Grow Live

Futures

Specialist Personal Advisors offer Employment, Training and Education career guidance, advice and support to children who are NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training).

Visit: Futures Nottingham Centre for help into work or training -  (the-futures-group.com)

Al-Hurraya 

Al-Hurraya help people in Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BAMER) communities to overcome multiple adversities, including addiction and crime, to fulfil their full potential.

They specialise in understanding each client’s cultural context to either provide or connect them with practical help that makes sense to them, and work with young people, families and adults.

Visit: Al Hurraya (al-hurraya.org)

Nottinghamshire Police

Seconded Police colleagues provide support across the YJS in relation to the delivery of Out of Court Disposals, work with victims, and across a wide remit of intelligence, early notification and information sharing and monitoring processes.  They also work directly with children on statutory and early intervention disposals, including those on the Integrated Offender Management scheme and managed as MAPPA offenders.

Visit: Nottinghamshire Police

Nottinghamshire Probation Service  

Seconded Probation colleagues support the transition of children to adult Probation services, whether open on community disposals, or in the custodial estate.

Visit: Nottinghamshire Probation Office - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

YJS Nurses 

The YJS Nurses are a specialist nursing service which provides health needs assessments to children and young people within the Youth Justice System.

They aim to reduce health inequalities and improve health outcomes for children who are being supported by Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County YJS.

They deliver health interventions for 10 to 19-year-olds to:

• Improve psychological wellbeing, emotional and mental health
• Promote healthy eating and lifestyle choices
• Promote and increase uptake of the immunisation programme
• Reduce unplanned pregnancy and improve sexual health through contraception advice, screening and offering C-Card
• Reduce the impact of substance misuse and reduce avoidable injuries and harm
• Assess and reduce the impact of criminal and sexual exploitation on health

They also support the wider Youth Justice Service and court processes by contributing to reports and assessments, making referrals to other services and supporting transitions across health providers/localities.

CAMHS Head2Head

CAMHS Head2Head is an assertive outreach team, working with children who:

• Present symptoms that could indicate early onset psychosis
• Are on an order within the criminal justice system and have co-morbid mental health or learning difficulties
• Are experiencing mental health difficulties and have co-morbid substance use needs (dual diagnosis)
• Have harmful sexual behaviour as well as mental health difficulties and/or a learning disability

Visit: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Head 2 Head Team | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Base 51 Young People's Charity

Base 51 is a young people's charity that supports 11-25 years old in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, offering counselling, mental health services, trauma support, youth provisions, workshops and targeted support and information.

Visit: Young People's Charity | Base 51 | Nottingham

Nottingham Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP)

The Nottingham VRP brings together specialists from health, police, local government, probation and community organisations to tackle violent crime and the underlying causes of violent crime.  The VRP takes a public health approach to reducing violent crime, focusing on what will make a difference to whole populations, communities and groups.

Visit: Violence Reduction Unit (nottsvrp.co.uk)