You are here: Homepage > Consultation Tracker > Children and Young People's Needs Analysis 2008/09

Consultation Tracker

Children and Young People's Needs Analysis 2008/09

Start Date: Wednesday 1 September 2010
End Date: Wednesday 1 September 2010
Category: Young People
Geographic Area: Whole of Poole
Method: Research
Partnership Themes: Health & Well-Being • Investing in Poole's Children & Young People • Keeping Poole Safe & Feeling Safe • Promoting a Sustainable Environment • Strengthening Communities
Status: Past Past
Organisation: Borough of Poole - Strategy Directorate
Contact Name: Corporate Research
Contact Phone: 01202 633086
Contact Email: research@poole.gov.uk

About this Consultation

Poole is a wonderful place for children to grow up, and most children achieve and thrive. However, it is also a place of contrast. According to the Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2007, two super output areas (SOA's) in Poole are among the worst 10% for child poverty in England and Wales. A further eight fall within the worst 25% of SOA's nationally.

Results

In November 2004 the government launched 'Every Child Matters: Change for Children' : Change for Children' a new approach to safeguard the well-being of children and young people. Its aim is for every child, whatever their background or their circumstances, to have the support they need to:

Be Healthy
Stay Safe
Enjoy and Achieve
Make a Positive Contribution
Achieve Economic Well-being

In 2005 the first Children and Young People's Needs Assessment was undertaken in Poole. This provided a basis for deciding priorities and actions to improve the quality and range of services on offer, and in turn improve the five outcomes for children and young people in Poole. In particular, to reduce inequalities between areas and improve social inclusion for vulnerable and minority groups.

In order to strengthen this evidence base, and effectively monitor the needs and planned improvements to outcomes set out in the Children and Young People's Plan for Poole, there is a requirement for the continued systematic analysis of need at this aggregate level.

This report sets out the methodology and findings from Poole's 2008/09 Children and Young People's Needs Analysis. It outlines information about the needs of children and young people in terms of their health, safety, achievement, behaviour and economic well-being, and shows where these combine to increase the likelihood of poor outcomes.

A simple methodology has been devised to link information, collected by services that support children, at individual child level without compromising confidentiality. Poole's Needs Analysis, therefore, focuses not just on individual risks but begins to explore the combined risks and multi-dimentional nature of problems individual children face.

Associated Documents

pdf CYPNA_Report_200809 (.pdf) (3.41 MB)

Poole Partnership makes every effort to virus check information made available for download on this site. Poole Partnership cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage which may occur from use of downloaded material. We recommend that users check all downloaded materials with their own virus check software.

No comments have been posted.