Young people are usually sent - or ‘referred’ - to one of these programmes by the police or the youth offending team.
However, they can also be referred by a teacher, social worker or parent.
Assessment - making sure it’s the right programme
Before anything happens, the youth workers running the prevention programme will assess the young person to:
make sure a prevention programme will help
decide which type of support will be most suitable
The young person will be involved in the assessment and will be asked questions about their life and background.