Young people with poor educational attainment 56.8% achieved at least five GCSEs (key stage 4) at grades A*-C (including English & Maths); this proportion is the same as the national average (56.8%). (DfE 2013/14) The districts of Barrow-in-Furness and Carlisle had lower proportions of pupils achieving the same level of attainment, 50.5% and 47% respectively. School counsellor/ mentor/SENCO Education Psychology Virtual school Team PRU/Medical PRU Young people who are not engaged with learning or who have poor relationships with peers and teachers are more likely to engage in and socially disruptive behaviours, report anxiety/depressive symptoms, have poorer adult relationships and fail to complete secondary school. [Bond et al, 2007] Young People rural/remote Greater level of deprivation in terms of geographical access to services than England Cumbria 33.8 England 21.9 (IMD 2010) Eden has the highest score in Cumbria (57.8) and the most deprived in England using this measure. This reflects the predominantly rural nature of the district. Only Barrow has score below the national average (12.5) reflecting the compact and urban nature of the district. 26% of lower super output areas (LSOA’s) in Cumbria fall in the 10% most deprived in England in terms of geographical access to key services. In contrast only 11% fall into the least deprived 10% in England. An LSOA covering Crummock Ward (Allerdale) is the 9th most deprived in England in terms of geographical barriers to services. (Source:IMD Geographical Access to Services-Cumbria Briefing ) School Age Nursing Early help 0-12 Early help 12-19 School counsellor/ Mentor. INSPIRA Community based organisations e.g. Young Farmers, Scouts, Guides, Choir etc. Remote populations access to friends, family and services for isolated young people countywide. Access to green spaces can have a positive effect on mental wellbeing and cognitive function as well as greater social contact and communitycohesion. (Faculty of Public Health, 2010 and 2011) limited
Young offenders and young people at risk of offending The Ministry of Justice reported that Cumbria’s rate of 10-17 year olds first time entrants in 2014 was 438 per 100,000 population; this was similar to the national average of 409 per 100,000 but an increase from the county’s rate of 329 per 100,000 in 2013 (nationally rates fell during the last year from 448 per 100,000 in 2013). Cumbria Youth Offending Service (YOS) reported that in the 2013-14 year there were 340 young offenders (aged 10-17 years) in Cumbria, a fall of 102 (-23.1%) from the previous year The rate of first time entrants has fallen significantly at 322 per 100,000 (down from 440 per 100,000 in the previous year). Furthermore, there were 32 custodial sentences in the county for young offenders, down from 33 in the previous year. The greatest proportion of Cumbria’s young offenders (36.3%) were aged 17+ years, while 81.4% were male. The greatest proportion of offences amongst Cumbria’s young offenders were for ‘Violence Against the Person’ (20%). (Cumbria Crime & Community Safety Strategic Assessment Cumbria Summary 2014 ) School Age Nursing Early help 12-19 School counsellor/ Mentor YOS Juvenile Justice (Constabulary/ Probation) NACRO More unmet health needs than other children of their age (poor communication skills, mental health problems, learning difficulties and both and risk of harm to others).. It is the combination of overlapping facts that gives these children multiple and complex needs and heightens the risk of their being drawn into anti-social activity. Rates of offending amongst CLA are more than five times higher than those reported for all children. (Outcomes for Children Looked After 2014 SFR) Young people living with lone parent Households that have lone parents with dependent children (5.7%): a lower proportion (7.1%) overall than the English average. (ONS 2011) Carlisle having the greatest proportion (24%) and Eden (8%) the least. Lone parent households with dependent children: source ONS 2011 School Age Nursing Early help 0-12 Early help 12-19 School counsellor/ mentor. Primary Care PMHEIS Hidden young people in urban/rural poor households countywide. Children from family units are considered to be twice as likely to suffer mental health problems.. (ONS, 2005)
2013 there were 20.2 under 18s conceptions per 1,000 females aged 15-17 and 5.0 under 16s conceptions per 1,000 females aged 13-15. Cumbria’s rate of under 18s conceptions is better than the national average of 24.3, while the county’s rate of under 16s conceptions is similar to the national average of 4 Under 16 conceptions (rates) three year aggregates 2011-2013 (ONS 2013) Nursing Early help 0-12 Early help 12-19 School counsellor/ mentor. Sexual health services. Primary Care Health Visiting/ Family Nurse Partnership. PMHEIS both a cause and a consequence of teenage pregnancy, which can have a detrimental effect on long term outcomes. (Swann et al, 2003) Teenage mothers are at an increased risk of experiencing poor MH up to 3 years after the child is born and are also 3x more likely to suffer from postnatal depression (NHS HAD 2003) Young Homeless People and Young People At Risk Of Being Homeless 91.5% of care leavers were in suitable accommodation March 2015; this was higher than the proportion for the previous year (83.1%). (DfE 2015 SSDA903) 63 applicant households with dependent children or pregnant woman accepted as unintentionally homeless and eligible for assistance; 0.3 statutory homeless households with dependent children or pregnant women per 1,000 households, significantly better than the national average (1.7 per 1,000 households). (DCLG 2013/14) Carlisle & Eden had a much lower proportion of care leavers in suitable accommodation (86%). July 2014 -August 2015, 147 16-17 year olds presenting issue of homelessness (Cumbria’s Safeguarding Hub). Case load of the Homeless 16-17 year olds’ Case Officers (source: Cumbria Children’s Services, January 2015 to August 2015 Homeless Case Officers have been operational since January 2015. Night stop Homestays School Age Nursing Early help 12-19 School counsellor/ mentor Housing providers PMHEIS Homeless young people suffer from severe mental health problems and that such problems are eight times as high for people living in hostels/ bed and breakfast accommodation and eleven times higher for those who sleep rough, compared to the general population. (MHF 2002)