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- Safe Choices
Aims and Objectives: 1) To reduce the risk of sexual exploitation of children and young people in care by reducing the number of missing episodes. 2) Increase the skills and knowledge of staff in children's homes and foster carers in relation to the issue of sexual exploitation.
Contact: Jacqui Montgomery-Devlin
Phone: 028 9065 8511
Email:
Website: www.barnardos.org
- Safe Moves
Aims and Objectives: The project works with 13 - 25 year olds who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The project has three elements: Peer Mentoring, Life Skills and Family Support.
Contact:
Phone: 028 9031 9986
Email:
- School Age Mother Support - NEELB
Aims and Objectives: Support young parents to continue their formal education and promoting access to acute and post natal supports.
Contact: Chris Lindsay
Phone: 028 9448 7101
Email: chris.lindsay@neelb.org.uk
- SEELB - Education Welfare Service
Aims and Objectives: The aim of the Education Welfare Service is to ensure that all children of statutory school age in the SEELB have the benefit of mainstream access to educational opportunity through regular attendance at school or otherwise, and that parents fulfill their legal obligations regarding the education of their children. We aim also to provide support in the widest sense, for children of school age and their families, in order that children may maximise educational opportunities.
Contact: Kate Bridge
Phone: 028 9056 6900
Email: kate.bridge@seelb.org.uk
- SEHSCT Down Gateway Team
Aims and Objectives: The Gateway Service is the initial point of contact if there are any concerns about a child or a family. There are 3 kinds of contact: information exchange, requests for advice and guidance and referrals. The Gateway Service has responsibility to receive referrals and for completion of the initial assessment which informs future direction as regards case management.
Contact:
Phone: 028 4461 3511
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