| ZigZag |
ZigZag
Geographical Area: Herefordshire
Age Range Min: 0
Age Range Max: 17
Gender Specific: no
| Culturally Specific: no
Method of Access: Young People are referred by the DAT Young Persons Lead and other professionals. In the first instance ZigZag will work with the professionals first, offering training and support so that they can deal with the young person. If the need arises then ZigZag will work with the individual.
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| Description |
The service is a ' Virtual Team' offering training and support to other professionals involved with Young People with substance misuse issues.
It aims to support others so that they have the confidence and the knowledge to deal with young people themselves and to have greater confidence about when to refer them on to other agencies.
It is not an open referral agency but will get involved with individual young people if the need arises.
They occasionally work with Schools, Sixth Forms colleges and parents, and offer one-off sessions to staff and educational sessions with students.
The service can offer medication based intervention through the adult service DASH and would like to develop their own service, possibly having a GP to enable them to offer a specific treatment service for young people. |
| Objectives |
| To up skill professionals already working with YP as these are the people that have already built up relationships and know them best. |
| Staff Profile |
| One Manager and two Project workers. |
| Linked Organisations |
| Connexions, DASH, MerciaNet Training. Hoping to develop contact with PRU's and Care Homes. |
