Intensive Support
(and Monitoring) Service
Lyn Ross
For more information please contact the Youth Justice Team via
YJT@aberdeencity.gov.uk
Youth Justice Team
Children and young people can be referred to
the Youth Justice Team in 4 distinct ways:
- Referral from the Children’s Reporter
- Referral from another Social Work Team
(5+ offences in 6 months or 1 serious offence)
- Through the Court System for the
preparation and monitoring of an Order
- For diversion from prosecution
Intervention ISS & ISMS
 The aim of the Intensive Support Service (ISS)
is:

to provide integrated and holistic support as a
viable alternative to secure accommodation or
custody for young people up to 18 years of age.
 If ISS has not proven sufficient to manage risk
then a Movement Restriction Condition (MRC) may
be deemed necessary.
Key elements of ISMS
 Structured intervention services
 Education and Training
 24 hour/7 day intensive support and crisis
intervention
 Respite and ‘time out’
Delivery - innovative
 Intensive Community Support and Learning
Service (Westburn Road)
 Sacro -24/7 on call support
 Foyer –1 to 1 learning, peer mentoring
 Apex – activities, evening and weekends
 Barnardos - offence focused work and
activities, family service, mentoring service
 Assertive Outreach Service - Sacro
 Youth Justice Team - statutory case
holder
Identifying cases
 Community Risk Management Meeting
 Children’s Hearing
 Risk Assessment (Asset)
 6 week ISMS assessment
 Planning meetings
 Alternative to remand - supervised bail
assessment
Benefits of ISMS?
 Better outcomes for young people
 Keep young people in Aberdeen
 Support tailored to need
 Shared risk management
 Reassurance to the community
 Improved information sharing
 Better use of resources
Summary of ISMS so far
 Currently 5 young people on ISS
 3 on ISMS
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Before - total of 132 crimefiles in previous
6 months
After - total of 37 crimefiles (various
timescales)
 Better outcomes? Showing potential...