The Corner is funded in partnership with NHS Tayside, Dundee City Council and Dundee Partnership.

The Corner

Health, Information and Peer Led Services for Young People

Informal Free Confidential

“Young people are healthier and happier”

Youth Work approaches to health

issues

o Introduction to integrated services

o Approaches to health focused work with young people

o Partnership Working

Aims of the Presentation

Stats & Facts

Number of young people

accessing services at The

Corner Drop-in 2010– 11

= 6,653

Number of first time

accessing The Corner

Website between 2010 –

11

= 7,844

Number of young people

contacted through

Outreach work 2010 – 11

= 6,123

Finances

Funding Partners: NHS Tayside, Dundee

City Council and Dundee Partnership

Regeneration Fund

The Corner Charitable TrustThe Corner Charitable Trust is represented by NHS Tayside, Chief

Executive, Education Department,

Young People and Volunteers.

The Corner - Staffing Structure

Service Co-ordinator Tayside Sexual Health Service

Corner Co-ordinator

Corner Charitable Trust

Team Leader – CLD (Health)

Sexual Health Nurses

Full Time x 1Part Time x 3Sessional x 1

Health Promotion/Outreach Workers

Full Time x 2Part Time x 2

CLD WorkersFull Time x 3Part Time x 4

Admin AssistantFull Time x 1

Clerical AssistantsFull Time x 1Part Time x 1

Health Services Link Worker

Health Improvement

WorkersPart Time x 2

CLD Workers

Part Time x 1

Children and young peoples Manager (DCC)

Dundee City Council

NHS Tayside

o “Bodymatters” (Sexual Health Services)

o Individual Support (Wide variety of issues)

o Substance misuse support/advice

o Housing support/advice

o Information and advocacy

o Free internet access

o Free printing/photocopying

o Legal Advice

o Benefit/Money Advice

o Employment & Training

o Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender “Allsorts” group

Key Corner Services

6 Campaigns

Pro-active approach / Requests

CaST (Corner and Schools Together)Deliver Corner awareness sessions, as well as personal development in

relation to sexual health, drugs, relationships and mental wellbeing

Hey! Dundee (partnership)Housing education for youth- programme delivered to whole school

Linc ClinicA partnership between Tayside Sexual Health and Reproductive Service,

Paediatric/Child Protection Services and The Corner

Changing HorizonsA partnership between The Corner, Central Youth Team and Hot Chocolate

delivering a range of sessions on health related topics

Health Promotion

Peer Led Approaches

Dundee Peer Education Project Process

25 x S2 Peer Educators

Recruited at 4 High School

Baldragon AcademyMorgan AcademyMenzieshill High

Craigie High

S2 Peer Educators attend 8 weeks of training as an extra-curricular activity, focusing on alcohol, smoking and substance misuse

S2 Peer Educators deliver 3-4 week programme to Primary 6 pupils at the associated cluster schools

S2 Peer Educators attend 7 weeks of enhanced skills training

S2 Peer Educators take part in pre & post assessment of soft skills

S2 Peer Educators participate at team building residential

All Peer Educators have Accreditation Opportunities

Dynamic Youth AwardsYouth Achievement Awards

Duke of EdinburghSaltire

Health Buddies in Schools Process

S3 Health Buddies Recruited at 4 High

SchoolBaldragon Academy

Morgan AcademyMenzieshill High

Braeview Academy

S3 Health Buddies attend 10 weeks of training as an extra-curricular activity focusing on sexual health and relationships education

S3 Health Buddies deliver sexual health and relationship education to S1 pupils during personal and social education classes

S3 Health Buddies attend 6 weeks of support sessions

S3 Health Buddies take part in pre & post assessment of soft skills

S3 Health Buddies participate in team building residential

All Health Buddies have Accreditation Opportunities

Youth Achievement AwardsDuke of Edinburgh

Saltire

Peer-Led Opportunities

Media Productions

FilmPhotography

Production of ResourcesDVD’sBooks

Exhibitions

Group Trained in practical media

techniques

Increased confidence and

self-esteem

Group develop skills in leadership &

presentation skills

Senior Peer Educators and Health buddies are invited to continue their

personal development journey through a variety of opportunities

Community

FacilitateConsultation

Workshops

National ConferencesSafetaysiders

Community CentresFamily CentresSchool Request

Academic Year 2010-2011

Peer Education Recruited 77 S2 peer Educators

30 young people expressed an interest to

continue their development with the

projects

Peer Educators delivered programmes on drugs, alcohol and

smoking to 860 P6 pupils at 14 cluster

primary schools

Health Buddies in Schools recruited 27 S3 Health Buddies

Health buddies delivered 4 sexual

health and relationships

education to 320 S1 pupils during social education classes

60 Peer Educators worked towards a Bronze Youth

Achievement Award

27 Health Buddies received Millennium Volunteer Awards

10 Health buddies worked towards a Bronze youth

Achievement Award

“It is a very helpful service, the tick box sheet is great, you don’t have to say out loud what you are in for” - Young person, The Corner

“The Staff were very friendly, I

asked everything I wanted to” -

Young person, The Corner

“I have to be responsible in

primary schools – it made me feel

proud” –

S2 Peer Educator

“I think this will help me decide

the right thing to do, I have

thought about consequences

now” – S3 Health Buddy”

Comments

“As children grow up more

quickly these days, we found

it opened up this difficult

subject for us to talk to our

child”

- S1 Parent, HBiS

“The P6 pupils listen really well to their Peer Educator, they take information in through the small group work” – Teacher, Peer Education

o Set up specifically to address health inequalities

o A young person friendly, informal and confidential service

o CLD staff employed within the NHS in health related posts

o One stop health and information service – confidential, partners, advocating, signposting (social prescribing model).

o Integrated approach – more crossover, sharing staff resources, improved awareness of service provision “cost effective”

o Continued commitment from DCC, NHS and Dundee Partnership in recognition of unique service offered

Summing up, Is the Corner approach

different?

Has the nature of youth work (from a health perspective)

changed over the last 10 years?

Has the changing face of youth work helped to improve

health outcomes for young people?

ContactsGary Finlayson Health Promotion Worker garyfinlayson@nhs.net

Tel: 01382 206060Fax: 01382 201929General email: office.corner@nhs.netWebsite: www.thecorner.co.uk

The Corner is funded and supported by NHS Tayside, Dundee City Council and The Scottish Government.

Sara Beveridge Health Improvement Officer sarabeveridge@nhs.net