Mentoring Diversion & Support

Volunteer Appropriate Adult

The Police and the Criminal Evidence Act (P.A.C.E.) 1984 and the Youth Justice Board National Standards require that any young person aged between 10 and 16 years of age, whilst being interviewed under caution at the police station, must have an Appropriate Adult in attendance.

YSS developed a volunteer Appropriate Adult service for 10-16 year olds being detained in Police Custody in 1999.

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Volunteer Mentoring (8-17 Years)

YSS runs 4 discrete mentoring programmers for young people aged 8-17 years of age who are considered at risk of being involved with anti-social or criminal behaviour. The programmes are offered on a voluntary basis to the young people in Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire. The mentoring forms part of a structured plan that they help develop with a key worker. Often the mentoring part of the plan aims to ensure young people have wider experiences of life and are tailored to meet their specific needs.

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ARC Project (Accessing Resources in the Community)

The project is aimed at 10-17 year olds who live in Worcester and Hereford . The premise of this project is that there are often numerous activities available for young people in the areas where they live however for a wide range of reasons they do not access these services because ‘it's the wrong side of town', ‘people like me don't go there', ‘its too expensive', ‘the opening times aren't suitable', ‘I've never seen it'.

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ACCLAIM Mentoring

ACCLAIM mentoring links into the main ACCLAIM project described in Criminal Justice Programmes section. Volunteer mentoring work on ACCLAIM involves supporting people who have been identified as prolific and priority offenders to be motivated and to keep engaging in the programme. They work on key points such as job search, applications, managing finances, independent living skills and general signposting and information. An important aspect to note is that contact with the mentor is normally a mandatory requirement of a court order or licence condition.

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Stoke PPO, Mentoring and Alternative to Custody Mentoring

YSS receives referrals from the Police and Probation teams in Stoke for people who have been identified as prolific and prioity offenders (PPO) and those at risk of being sent to custody. We match volunteer mentors who work alongside offenders through identified action plans.

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