Steer Clear is an early intervention programme which supports Young People aged 10-17 living in West Mercia who have been referred to the service due to intel that they are/on the periphery of carrying knives. We are able to work with Young People (including those who have social workers, Looked After Children, Special Guardinship etc) as long as they have not previously accessed the service and have no knife-crime related offences in place. All Young People are triaged by The Children’s Society, police, social services and if accepted, they will be allocated 121 or group work. We have 121 practitioners across West Mercia who will work with Young People for 6-9 months, educating them on the dangers and consequences of carrying knives, exploring self-regulatory skills and building positive/healthy relationships and support them into sustainable diversionary activities funded by The Children’s Society. When allocated group work young people will attend 2x1hr sessions; the first session includes parents too where they will receive a talk from somebody with lived experience around knives and talks about the risks/consequences of carrying. The second session is around learning self-regulatory skills. Our group worker will also offer online workshops for parents. We plan our group workshops dates according to the number of referrals we get in each area as and when they come in. Free Service/Activity is Free Availability information Available all year round. We're sorry but <%= htmlWebpackPlugin.options.title %> doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. Please enable it to continue.
