The Shift Project

The Shift ProjectThe Shift Project, funded through the Youth Support Grant, provides young people with tailored mental health and emotional well-being support through one-to-one interventions. A multi-agency referral process enables the youth service to carefully review and allocate cases to the most appropriate provision. This collaborative approach also allows staff to bring ongoing cases back to the panel for further discussion or referral to a more suitable support service.Youth workers benefit from specialist supervision and access to CAMHS support, helping them to manage the complex needs of young people effectively while maintaining their own well-being. They report feeling well supported by their line managers.Staff designed and implemented a progress tool called the ‘Big 12’, to measure the impact of interventions, with young people actively involved in setting their own goals. Outcomes have included increased confidence, self-esteem and social skills. There have been examples of young people who have progressed into volunteering and paid employment within the youth service, after participating in the Shift project.

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