The Corner is funded in partnership with NHS Tayside, Dundee City Council and Dundee Partnership.
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The Corner is funded in partnership with NHS Tayside, Dundee City Council and Dundee Partnership.
The Corner
Health, Information and Peer Led Services for Young People
Informal Free Confidential
“Young people are healthier and happier”
o Introduction to integrated services
o Approaches to health focused work with young people
o Partnership Working
Aims of the Presentation
Stats & Facts
Number of young people
accessing services at The
Corner Drop-in 2010– 11
= 6,653
Number of first time
accessing The Corner
Website between 2010 –
11
= 7,844
Number of young people
contacted through
Outreach work 2010 – 11
= 6,123
Finances
Funding Partners: NHS Tayside, Dundee
City Council and Dundee Partnership
Regeneration Fund
The Corner Charitable TrustThe Corner Charitable Trust is represented by NHS Tayside, Chief
Executive, Education Department,
Young People and Volunteers.
The Corner - Staffing Structure
Service Co-ordinator Tayside Sexual Health Service
Corner Co-ordinator
Corner Charitable Trust
Team Leader – CLD (Health)
Sexual Health Nurses
Full Time x 1Part Time x 3Sessional x 1
Health Promotion/Outreach Workers
Full Time x 2Part Time x 2
CLD WorkersFull Time x 3Part Time x 4
Admin AssistantFull Time x 1
Clerical AssistantsFull Time x 1Part Time x 1
Health Services Link Worker
Health Improvement
WorkersPart Time x 2
CLD Workers
Part Time x 1
Children and young peoples Manager (DCC)
Dundee City Council
NHS Tayside
o “Bodymatters” (Sexual Health Services)
o Individual Support (Wide variety of issues)
o Substance misuse support/advice
o Housing support/advice
o Information and advocacy
o Free internet access
o Free printing/photocopying
o Legal Advice
o Benefit/Money Advice
o Employment & Training
o Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender “Allsorts” group
Key Corner Services
6 Campaigns
Pro-active approach / Requests
CaST (Corner and Schools Together)Deliver Corner awareness sessions, as well as personal development in
relation to sexual health, drugs, relationships and mental wellbeing
Hey! Dundee (partnership)Housing education for youth- programme delivered to whole school
Linc ClinicA partnership between Tayside Sexual Health and Reproductive Service,
Paediatric/Child Protection Services and The Corner
Changing HorizonsA partnership between The Corner, Central Youth Team and Hot Chocolate
delivering a range of sessions on health related topics
Health Promotion
Dundee Peer Education Project Process
25 x S2 Peer Educators
Recruited at 4 High School
Baldragon AcademyMorgan AcademyMenzieshill High
Craigie High
S2 Peer Educators attend 8 weeks of training as an extra-curricular activity, focusing on alcohol, smoking and substance misuse
S2 Peer Educators deliver 3-4 week programme to Primary 6 pupils at the associated cluster schools
S2 Peer Educators attend 7 weeks of enhanced skills training
S2 Peer Educators take part in pre & post assessment of soft skills
S2 Peer Educators participate at team building residential
All Peer Educators have Accreditation Opportunities
Dynamic Youth AwardsYouth Achievement Awards
Duke of EdinburghSaltire
Health Buddies in Schools Process
S3 Health Buddies Recruited at 4 High
SchoolBaldragon Academy
Morgan AcademyMenzieshill High
Braeview Academy
S3 Health Buddies attend 10 weeks of training as an extra-curricular activity focusing on sexual health and relationships education
S3 Health Buddies deliver sexual health and relationship education to S1 pupils during personal and social education classes
S3 Health Buddies attend 6 weeks of support sessions
S3 Health Buddies take part in pre & post assessment of soft skills
S3 Health Buddies participate in team building residential
All Health Buddies have Accreditation Opportunities
Youth Achievement AwardsDuke of Edinburgh
Saltire
Peer-Led Opportunities
Media Productions
FilmPhotography
Production of ResourcesDVD’sBooks
Exhibitions
Group Trained in practical media
techniques
Increased confidence and
self-esteem
Group develop skills in leadership &
presentation skills
Senior Peer Educators and Health buddies are invited to continue their
personal development journey through a variety of opportunities
Community
FacilitateConsultation
Workshops
National ConferencesSafetaysiders
Community CentresFamily CentresSchool Request
Academic Year 2010-2011
Peer Education Recruited 77 S2 peer Educators
30 young people expressed an interest to
continue their development with the
projects
Peer Educators delivered programmes on drugs, alcohol and
smoking to 860 P6 pupils at 14 cluster
primary schools
Health Buddies in Schools recruited 27 S3 Health Buddies
Health buddies delivered 4 sexual
health and relationships
education to 320 S1 pupils during social education classes
60 Peer Educators worked towards a Bronze Youth
Achievement Award
27 Health Buddies received Millennium Volunteer Awards
10 Health buddies worked towards a Bronze youth
Achievement Award
“It is a very helpful service, the tick box sheet is great, you don’t have to say out loud what you are in for” - Young person, The Corner
“The Staff were very friendly, I
asked everything I wanted to” -
Young person, The Corner
“I have to be responsible in
primary schools – it made me feel
proud” –
S2 Peer Educator
“I think this will help me decide
the right thing to do, I have
thought about consequences
now” – S3 Health Buddy”
Comments
“As children grow up more
quickly these days, we found
it opened up this difficult
subject for us to talk to our
child”
- S1 Parent, HBiS
“The P6 pupils listen really well to their Peer Educator, they take information in through the small group work” – Teacher, Peer Education
o Set up specifically to address health inequalities
o A young person friendly, informal and confidential service
o CLD staff employed within the NHS in health related posts
o One stop health and information service – confidential, partners, advocating, signposting (social prescribing model).
o Integrated approach – more crossover, sharing staff resources, improved awareness of service provision “cost effective”
o Continued commitment from DCC, NHS and Dundee Partnership in recognition of unique service offered
Summing up, Is the Corner approach
different?
Has the nature of youth work (from a health perspective)
changed over the last 10 years?
Has the changing face of youth work helped to improve
health outcomes for young people?
ContactsGary Finlayson Health Promotion Worker [email protected]
Tel: 01382 206060Fax: 01382 201929General email: [email protected]: www.thecorner.co.uk
The Corner is funded and supported by NHS Tayside, Dundee City Council and The Scottish Government.
Sara Beveridge Health Improvement Officer [email protected]