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All young people require access to high-quality universal services, but young people at risk of poor outcomes (young people with additional needs) also require targeted support from services.
As these young people's needs are not met by mainstream or specialist services in isolation, and as they often do not meet eligibility criteria for statutory services, they frequently do not get the balance of support and challenge they need. They often have multiple issues and needs, including: disruptive or anti-social behaviour; parental conflict or lack of parental support; involvement in or risk of offending; poor attendance or exclusion from school; experiencing bullying; special educational needs; disabilities; disengagement from education, training or employment post-16; poor nutrition; ill-health; substance misuse; anxiety or depression; housing issues; pregnancy and parenthood.
Targeted youth support is delivered collaboratively through a range of services, including: education welfare, behaviour support, Connexions, youth services, social services, drugs and alcohol, sexual health, mental health, housing support, school nurses, youth offending services; and through Positive Activities for Young People, the Young People's Development Programme, Positive Futures, youth inclusion programmes, and the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy.
How does TYS relate to the rest of the Every Child Matters: Change for Children programme?
Youth Matters has the same overall aim as the 14–19 education and skills White and subsequent implementation plan, the Better schools White and the White on further education. These reforms are mutually reinforcing.
These proposals, which help schools and colleges strengthen their quality of education and training, are boosted by curriculum and qualifications reforms which engage and challenge more young people, raising participation and achievement.
In turn, these reforms are supported by improvements to advice and guidance, helping more young people choose courses which meet their needs and aspirations, and by improvements in youth services which enable more young people to undertake wider activities and overcome barriers to their achievement.
Each of these reforms is valuable in its own right. In combination they are an immensely powerful force to better meet the needs of young people.
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Last updated on 30/04/2009
