This Report is an Evaluation of a Developemnt Project working with young people who self harm. 

This Research Project was undertaken by HITS in 2008-09 and was commissioned by the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) through the Practioner-Led Research Programme in 2008-09. It explores staff and young people perceptions of Integrated Children's Services. The Research report is published here with the agreement of CWDC.

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The Year 7 Project was delivered by HITS (supported by Connexions and Young Addaction) in 8 Halton High Schools during 2006 and 2007. This Evaluation Report was completed in October 2007 and is based on data from the the 6 schools which had completed the project by the end of July 2007. 

‘Halton Youth Academy’ (HYA) was a 12 week programme of learning for young people in the Merseyside Borough of Halton aged 16 to 19 years and not in education employment or training (NEET), delivered by a Consortium of voluntary, statutory and private sector organisations. Programme delivery commenced in October 2005 and continued until June 2007. The principle funder was the Learning and Skills Council. 

This research study (2006) evaluated the current and potential needs of Halton's black and ethnic minority community for Children's Services, considerd whether current services met those needs, and identified necessary service developments.

In 2006, the HSP updated its Community Strategy and identified five main strategic priorities for the Borough: Healthy Halton, Urban Renewal, Children and Young People in Halton, Employment, Learning and Skills, A Safer Halton.

These priorities are reviewed every two years, utilising the outcomes of a community consultation exercise to help identify areas of specific focus.

HSP commissioned Halton Borough Council’s Research and Intelligence Team to undertake the 2007 community consultation exercise, using an almost identical questionnaire to previous years (2005 and 2003). This was to allow the benchmarking of results in order to identify where levels of satisfaction have increased or decreased.

This Report describes research into Young Carers in Halton undertaken in 2006-07. The principle focus was the disparities between presumed numbers of Young Carers in the Borough and number actually identified, and between the number identified and the number receiving services.   

Artaraz K and Thurston M (2006) Evaluation of the Halton Transition Project. Centre for Public Health Research, University of Chester.

The Transition Project was run jointly by HITS and Kings Cross Project in Halton schools from 2004 to 2007.  

This Report describes a term long (12 week) preventative project targeting Year 7 pupils in each of Halton’s High Schools. The aim of the Year 7 Project was to reduce young people’s vulnerability to inappropriate risk taking by increasing their knowledge and awareness, and improving their confidence and social skills. The Project was deliverd by HITS, with support from Connexions and Young Addaction.