Young Persons Outreach Project | |
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Community based initiative that can contribute to the prevention of suicide in the local area of Wester Hailes. |
Desired Outcomes
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- The project will provide a community based initiative that can contribute to the prevention of suicide in the local area of Wester Hailes. It will focus on addressing the needs of young people who are attending one of the local secodary schools.
- The project will aslo make a contribution towards the devlopoment and implementation of local training and awarenss raising programmes.
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Relevance to Choose Life's Key Areas Of Work
| | Encouraging and supporting (more) innovative local voluntary services, community-based and self-help initiatives that contribute to the prevention of suicide in local neighbourhoods and communities. |
Choose Life Objectives
| - Early prevention and intervention
- Responding to immediate crisis
- Longer term work to provide hope and support recovery
- Coping with suicidal behaviour and completed suicide
| Choose Life Priority Groups
| Young people
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Partners In Delivery
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- Wester Hailes Health Agency
- CEC Education Department
- Pilton Community Health Project
- Oxgangs Care
- CEC Social Work Department
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In Kind Support Received
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Other charitable funding from Wester Hailes Health Agency
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Evaluation Tools/Methods
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The LEAP for Health model is being used by the project to evaluate its effectiveness. The Choose Life Implementation Co-ordinator will have a key role in monitoring and evaluation.
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Contact Details
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Linda Arthur
Wester Hailes Health Agency,
40 Dumbryden Drive,
Wester Hailes,
Edinburgh
EH14 2QR
0131 458 3080
whha@whhealthagency.co.uk
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