Projects & Services
Alcohol Prevention Project
A WAY OUT delivers a Primary Care Trust (PCT) commissioned Alcohol Prevention Service. This is predominantly a tier 2 preventative project that works with vulnerable young people to reduce the harm caused through alcohol.
Activities include screening and assessments, alcohol awareness sessions, alcohol road shows, prevention workshops such as resistance techniques, building self worth, peer education, diversionary activities, case coordination and brief interventions.
Drugs Prevention Project
Funded through 'The Big Lottery', we deliver drugs prevention work through diversionary activities, self esteem and confidence building, advice and information, referral and signposting.
VIP - Young persons health & well being project
Funded through the PCT, we deliver a social prescribing project to vulnerable young people. The project aims to improve emotional and social well being alongside encouraging healthier lifestyle choices.
Children in Need - Health for Hidden Harm
We have funding to deliver a healthy lifestyles project to children who are at risk and are vulnerable, including those with parental substance misuse.
Family Health - Health & well being for families
Funded through the PCT we deliver a social prescribing project to vulnerable families. The project aims to improve emotional and social well being, alongside encouraging healthier lifestyle choices.
Youth Outreach Project
Funded through a range of funding from the local authority, grants and trusts, and public fundraising we deliver a youth outreach project to youth at risk. The project delivers youth clubs, recreational & sporting activities such as street dance, football, DJing, rapping and MCing, creative art, detached street work and cafe style drop ins.
Young Persons Personal Development
Commissioned through schools and education authorities, we deliver personal development programmes for young people failing in main stream school. Our programmes are aimed to provide PSHE and therapeutic support to young people with challenging behaviours or emotional difficulties.
SARAH - Service for addicted young women
This is a small project, funded directly through public fundraising and works with young women trying to find a way out of life controlling situations such as self harm, eating disorders, drug and alcohol addiction, and poor emotional health.
Sexual Exploitation Project
Funded through Comic Relief, we deliver a drop-in and support project for young women involved in, or at risk of becoming involved in sexual exploitation.
