Who can support you?
Developing a ‘drop-in’ should always be in partnership with a range of agencies to maximise engagement with young people and offer the widest source of support and advice.
There is a range of services/agencies from which you can seek support including the following (visit the contacts, websites and resources page for details)
- Army Welfare Service
- Child and adolescent mental health services
- Child protection teams
- Chlamydia screening lead
- Harm reduction co-ordinator
- Local Police Community Support Officers
- NHS Wiltshire - Public Health
- NHS Wiltshire Teenage Pregnancy Lead
- NHS Wiltshire Young People’s Sexual Health Promotion Nurse
- Parent Support Advisors (PSAs)
- Relevant voluntary and community sector organisations
- School designated teacher for child protection
- School nursing services
- Wiltshire’s Accommodation Support Services for Young People (WASSYP)
- Wiltshire Council’s Personal Development Education Advisers
- Wiltshire Stop Smoking Service
- Young people’s counselling services, eg Relateen and Off The Record
- Motiv8
- Young People Friendly implementation lead (NHS Wiltshire Public Health)
- Youth Offending Team (YOT)