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|_ feoture flow social prescribine can hclp v-oingpcopld' The StreetGcmes chority offers octivities cnd support for vulneroble young people who hove been sociolly excluded Anne Horner is a health writer g Sociol prescribing offers options ond support rcni.com/sociol- prescribing mong efforts to ease pressLlre on the NHS by steering people towards community activities, the chariry SrreerCames rs weil-placed to he1p. It was one of 23 olganisations to leceive a share of t4.5 million funding from the Department of Health and Social Care at the end of last year lor social prescribirrg - the idea that medicine alone is not ahvays a solution and patients can be helped by signposting them to advice or social activities. SrreetGrrnes - irs cledo is 'changing sport, changing communities, changing lives' - wzrs asked to set up the first social prescribing scherne exclusively for young people. The {500,000-p1us share of the funds provided to StreetGames, which performs its mission through local partners with community knowledge, is being used to provide activrties and support for 200 vulnerable young people in each of four city aleas and pay for iour link workers in those areas. The :cheme, begrnning in Brighton and Hove, Luton, Sheffield and Southampton, will run until March l0l l. Ir aims ro support yor-rng people who find it hard to access healrh servrces, focr-rsing on 5 to 25 year olds ( Members of the StreetGames proiect who are socially excluded, especially those who are female, have a disability or are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic or LGBTQ background. The idea is to help them improve their health and well- being by connecting them with local, non-clinical services in the community, which could be run by the local authority or a charity. Afrer four ro six conversatiou. with a link worker, the young people are hooked Lrp to community services such as sport and activities, volunteering, counselling and peer support. They can also receive help with housing, employment and education. StreetGames' head of health Paul Jarvis-Beesley says: 'We have the first young people coming through the system riglrt now, but rhey are not just coming through primary care and GPs, as mostly happens with adtrlt social prescribing. Young people don't always go to seek help from their GP in the way that aduits do. 'Often they will present problems to their sports coach, youth worker or college or school nurse. In many cases we are getting referrals from child and adolescent mental health services or youth offending teams.' Linkworkers Once referred to the scheme the young person is assessed by a link worker who, in a series of up to six meetings, will discuss what help would be most appropriate. Mr Jarvis-Beesley says the project is much-needed: 'Mental health and well-being services for young people are hugely under-invested. 'I think it's one fifteenth of the money that goes to adults, and there are huge waiting lists even if you can get over the threshold 14 / May 2019 / volume 31 number 3 nursingchildrenand,voungpeople.co.uk + : a riit a a. J t .til*'
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flow social prescribinecan hclp v-oingpcopld'The StreetGcmes chority offers octivities cnd support for vulnerobleyoung people who hove been sociolly excluded
Anne Horneris a health writer
gSociol prescribing offers
options ond supportrcni.com/sociol-
prescribing
mong efforts toease pressLlreon the NHS bysteering people
towards community activities,the chariry SrreerCames rs
weil-placed to he1p.It was one of 23
olganisations to leceive a shareof t4.5 million funding fromthe Department of Health andSocial Care at the end of lastyear lor social prescribirrg -the idea that medicine aloneis not ahvays a solution andpatients can be helped bysignposting them to advice orsocial activities.
SrreetGrrnes - irs cledo is'changing sport, changingcommunities, changing
lives' - wzrs asked to set up thefirst social prescribing scherneexclusively for young people.
The {500,000-p1us shareof the funds provided toStreetGames, which performsits mission through localpartners with communityknowledge, is being used toprovide activrties and supportfor 200 vulnerable young peoplein each of four city aleas andpay for iour link workers inthose areas.
The :cheme, begrnning inBrighton and Hove, Luton,Sheffield and Southampton, willrun until March l0l l. Ir aims rosupport yor-rng people who findit hard to access healrh servrces,focr-rsing on 5 to 25 year olds
( Members of the StreetGames proiect
who are socially excluded,especially those who are female,have a disability or are from ablack, Asian or minority ethnicor LGBTQ background.
The idea is to help themimprove their health and well-being by connecting them withlocal, non-clinical services inthe community, which couldbe run by the local authorityor a charity.
Afrer four ro six conversatiou.with a link worker, theyoung people are hookedLrp to community servicessuch as sport and activities,volunteering, counselling andpeer support. They can alsoreceive help with housing,employment and education.
StreetGames' head of healthPaul Jarvis-Beesley says:'We have the first young peoplecoming through the systemriglrt now, but rhey are not justcoming through primary careand GPs, as mostly happenswith adtrlt social prescribing.Young people don't always goto seek help from their GP in theway that aduits do.
'Often they will presentproblems to their sports coach,youth worker or college orschool nurse. In many caseswe are getting referrals fromchild and adolescent mentalhealth services or youthoffending teams.'
LinkworkersOnce referred to the scheme theyoung person is assessed by alink worker who, in a series ofup to six meetings, will discusswhat help would be mostappropriate.
Mr Jarvis-Beesley says theproject is much-needed: 'Mentalhealth and well-being servicesfor young people are hugelyunder-invested.
'I think it's one fifteenth of themoney that goes to adults, andthere are huge waiting lists evenif you can get over the threshold
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