| Comment | I’m not aware at this exact moment of any that specifically target youths but I’ve done some work with the Medics Against Violence Navigators. I think there’s 2 placed in each A&E in Glasgow and surrounding areas (maybe 3 in GRI).
They wait until someone’s come in who’s maybe been having a rough time re gangs, other criminality, drug and alcohol dependencies, abuse victims etc. They’re completely unaffiliated with the police so they are a safe point of contact and patients/victims can tell the navigators things in confidence.
If the person accepts help they then start helping them once they’ve left hospital be it youth groups, applying for college, alcohol/narcotics anonymous signposting etc etc etc. They’ll meet them in cafes around the city or in their homes and will go to meetings with them for moral support if the person wants that. They’re really very good and I think still a relatively unknown service.
I know it’s not exactly what you asked for but something to maybe look into! |
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