Q1. Does your local authority fund any specific programmes or gender-specialist services for girls and young women (aged 14 to 24)? This refers to all statutory and non-statutory services (Y/N).
Yes
Q1a. If yes to Q1, please include details (name of service and short description) of the services funded.
“Women First” project (non-statutory) open to young women aged 18+ and delivered by Encompass Southwest. This project provides housing, mental health and other wellbeing support to women who are rough sleeping, sofa surfing or living in temporary accommodation. The project is designed around the gendered needs of this group.
Q1b. If yes to Q1, do you provide any specialist support for girls and young women who are Black and minoritised? (Name of service and short description of the support that they provide)
No
Q2. Does your Local Safeguarding Children Partnership include representation from any organisations providing gender-specialist services for girls and young women? (Y/N)
No
Q2a. If yes to Q2, please include details of the gender-specialist services involved in this partnership. (Name and address of service)
We recommend that you contact the Devon NHS Clinical Commissioning Group for further information with regard to this issue/ Their contact details can be found on their website
Q3. Does the Integrated Care System in your local authority have a plan for supporting Children and Young People’s Mental Health? (Y/N) Q3a. If yes to Q3, please include a link to the plan here, or attach the document in your reply. Q3b. If yes to Q3, does your Integrated Care System’s plan for Children and Young People’s Mental Health include specific references to ‘girls’ and/or ‘young women’? Please include detail if answered Yes. (Y/N) Q3c. If yes to Q3b, does your Integrated Care System’s plan for Children and Young People’s Mental Health include commitments to specific provision for girls and young women, such as funding and commissioning of gender-specific services? (Y/N)
We recommend that you contact the Devon NHS Clinical Commissioning Group for further information with regard to this issue/ Their contact details can be found on their website
Q4. Does your local authority have a local strategy for Children and Young People? (Y/N)
Yes
Q4a. If yes to Q4, please include a link to the strategy here, or attach a document in your reply.
This can be seen via the link below:
Children and Young People Strategy
Q4b. If yes to Q4, does your strategy for Children and Young People include specific reference to the needs of ‘girls’ and/or ‘young women’? (Y/N).
No
Q5. Do you have an up-to-date assessment of the needs of children and young people (aged 14-24) in your area and the services they want and need? (Y/N)
A recent survey completed with children in schools.
Q5a. If yes to Q5, please include the link here or attach the document to your reply.
This is available via this link
Q5b. If yes to Q5, does your local authority’s assessment include specific reference to the needs of ‘girls’ and/or ‘young women’? (Y/N)
Yes
Q5c. If yes to Q5, does your local authority needs’ assessment include specific reference to the needs of Black and minoritised ”girls’ and/or ‘young women’? (Y/N)
No