Greenwich ReSET

About the city. The Royal Borough in 2015 had a general fertility rate of 72.7 live births per 1,000 aged 15–44, higher than the London average of 63.9 and the England average of 62.5.

Goal

The main goal is to improve outcomes for children and young people affected by and at risk of exploitation, serious youth violence and knife crime. Through work families are important to reduce the risk of youth violence and exploitation.

Implementation period. Greenwich ReSET launched at the end of September 2019.

Fact

There are approximately 26,000 young people in Greenwich. Their numbers are expected to grow by 6 or 7% over the next five years.

Solutions

Reduction in Serious Youth Violence and Exploitation Team (ReSET) is a multi-agency team made up of specialists, including youth workers, youth offending workers, health workers, education workers and police officers. Children, young people (aged 10 to 25) and their families have access to a range of specialist services under one roof.

The feature is a ‘whole systems’ approach – by working with the child / young person, family and the community. The team uses a contextual safeguarding approach that looks at the important circumstances in young people’s lives, such as their friendships and where they spend their time, many of which have a crucial influence on their safety and vulnerability.

What the service does

• Identify children and young people at risk.

• Provide a response to address the range of underlying needs of the young people and their families such as the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences, Special Educational Needs, speech, language and communication difficulties, the experience of trauma, exclusions from school and living in poverty.

• Use the full range of measures to prevent youth violence.

Team

Greenwich Council.

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