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Gloucestershire Youth Support Team

Gloucestershire Youth Support Team Annual Impact Report 2019–2020

Gloucestershire Youth Support Team (YST) is a multidisciplinary commissioned service delivered by Shaw Trust on behalf of Gloucestershire County Council, working with over 6,000 vulnerable young people across the county. In 2019/20 it made 60,000+ contacts, reduced first time entrants to youth justice from 216 in 2013 to just 45, achieved a reoffending rate of 19.1% against a national average of 26.8%, and led the South West in NEET performance. Specialist teams cover youth justice, housing, health, substance misuse, exploitation, missing children, NEET support, outdoor activities, Duke of Edinburgh and youth work, providing a joined-up response to complex need. Total income was £5.22 million.

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Youth Justice and Youth Offending Service; Housing Advice Team for homeless and at-risk young people; Education, Employment and Training NEET support (ages 16-25); Health Team (speech and language, substance misuse, physical health, sexual health and teenage pregnancy); Children and Families Team (exploitation, missing, child protection); IRIS Day Provision bespoke intensive programmes; Youth Work and Positive Activities including detached outreach, LGBTQ+ targeted clubs, SEND youth clubs; Outdoor Activities Team (archery, climbing, canoeing, bushcraft, residentials); Duke of Edinburgh Award (largest licence in Gloucestershire); Missing Children and Young People service; Members of Youth Parliament support; 300 structured youth work programmes Custom geography from upload: Gloucestershire, UK

📊Key Metrics

Over 6,000 vulnerable young people worked with; 60,000+ contacts made including 3,600 in substance misuse, 3,000 through youth work, 4,500 in youth justice; 800+ young people supported by Housing Advice Team Key Metric 1
First time entrants to youth justice reduced from 216 in 2013 to 45 in 2019; 209 children diverted from the formal criminal justice system into restorative interventions; reoffending rate of 19.1% vs national average of 26.8% for youth cautions Key Metric 2
89% of young people leaving IRIS Day Provision in education, employment or training; NEET performance 2.17% (beating target of 2.28%); Gloucestershire ranked quintile 2 — best in the South West Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 44 DofE Awards completed across the licence area with 233 participants registered; all 18 young people with additional needs achieved DofE Expedition Section at a national ANOE event in the Forest of Dean
  • Young people 95% more likely to engage with other YST teams after engaging with the Activities Team; over 90% of all children who went missing engaged in a Return Interview within a week
  • 270 care leavers supported with long-term housing work; 72 care leavers at risk had accommodation saved through housing team interventions; 45 care leavers given advice on Staying Put

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