Youth 2 Youth

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Youth 2 Youth

• Timeline

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January 1999

• It was identified that a multi agency approach
  was needed to tackle inequalities in teenage
  Health.
• The new Lomond LHCC received funding from the
  Scottish Executive.

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March 1999

• 500 Questionnaires were devised and completed by
  young people living within

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Questionnaire Results, The Main Points.

• gt ½ of young people said they would favour a
  service ran by and for young people.
• 80.9 wanted services provided to be free
• 78.4 were worried about confidentiality in the
  health service.
• 75.0 wanted not only leaflets provided but also
  advice on health issues.

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June 1999

• Consultation evening held in local community
  centre.
• gt80 young people attend.
• 17 young people came forward showing enthusiasm
  and interest in joining a steering group to look
  in to the issue more in depth.

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January 2000

• Group given Missions
• Missions completed
• Arrange appointment with G.P
• Visit Well Persons Clinic, Helensburgh
• Visit Family Planning, Dumbarton
• Visit G.P,Helensburgh
• Visit Family Planning, Helensburgh
• Visit well woman, Dumbarton
• Visit School Nurse, Helensburgh
• Visit G.P, Vale of Leven

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February 2000

• Youth Enquiry Service Outreach Youth Rights
• Informal Internet Access
• No Barriers Comfortable Surroundings
• Support or interest based Groups

The Corner Visit
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April 2000Recommendations...

• Short Term...
• Water Dispensers.
• Comfortable, Less Formal seating.
• Doctors not sat behind desk.
• Clearer signage for all users.
• Separate crèche.
• Background Music.
• Reading material improved.
• Weekly surgeries specifically for young peoples
  concerns.
• Outreach/peer educators as advocates between
  professionals and young people.

• Long Term...
• Two main centres
• Containing the following...
• Fitness rooms.
• Café area/cookery classes
• Consultation room/s
• Seating area
• General Purpose rooms.
• Art/Drama room/drama classes
• Computer room
• Quiet room
• Youth info/enquiry service
• THE CENTRE MUST BE USER FRIENDLY!!

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April 2000

• Group invited to attend Walk the Talk Conference

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May 2000

• Young people present the long and short term
  recommendations to the LHCC, Local GPs, Health
  Visitors, practice managers/nurses, ect.

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June December 2000

• Group visit other youth orientated centres to get
  a more diverse concept of what should be included
  in the Drop in.

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November 2000

• Groups research included in the Walk the Talk
  Resource Pack
• Lomond LHCC Health Issues Group are now
  Nationally recognised as a model of good practice

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March 2001

• Group start looking in to what issue based
  workshops should be available in the drop in.
  These include presentations on...
• Alternitaves Community Drug Project
• Oral Health Team
• Heartstart
• Relaxation and Aromatherapy
• Contraception
• STIs

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October 2001

• Group residential to devise Top 20

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December 2001

• After spending the majority of 2001 looking for
  their own premises the group decided to start
  looking at premises which were already being used
  by other projects during the daytime and that
  were vacant during evenings
• Discovery of BRUCE STREET!!!

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February 2002

• Youth 2 Youth is launched providing most of the
  services mentioned in the recommendations
  including...
• One 2 One advice from health professionals
• Issue based workshops
• Centrally located premises
• Seating areas
• General purpose rooms
• Computers
• Wide range of youth health information
• FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL!!

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Problems

• We need to have more of a partnership approach
  towards developing and integrating Youth Health
  Services.
• More specialist workers need to be available.
• Territorial issues in the Dumbarton area
• Would prefer own premises

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Successes

• Youth 2 Youth has only been open for 12 weeks and
  in that time the Health Visitors have consulted a
  total of 130 young people
• A total of 269 young people have been through the
  doors of the drop in
• Feedback from most of the workshops and the
  service as a whole have been excellent.