Appendix 1

Young People’s Substance Support Service Contract

Service aims

Oasis Project will deliver treatment and therapeutic support to children, young people and parents affected by substance misuse through a variety of targeted interventions. Target cohorts include:

· Babies, children, and young people affected by parental substance misuse

· Young people experiencing issues with substances themselves

· Parents with drug or alcohol misuse issues

· Women who have had a child or children removed from their care

Service delivery

Therapeutic interventions

Delivered by: Transitions Therapist 16-25

Provision of up to 16 weeks 1:1 therapy to young people 16-25 years experiencing issues with drugs and/or alcohol through Oasis Project’s dedicated Young Oasis service. This includes young people of all genders. The transitions therapist will work with young people to identify their hopes for therapy and work alongside parents, carers, and other workers as appropriate to best support the young person during the therapeutic process.

Delivered by: Young Person’s Therapist 5-18

Provision of up to 16 weeks 1:1 therapy to children/young people 5-18 years affected by a parent or family member’s substance misuse though Oasis Project’s dedicated Young Oasis service. Therapy is arts-based and brings a range of modalities aimed at working in an age-appropriate way to support children to process their experiences and improve emotional wellbeing.

Drug & Alcohol Treatment / Recovery interventions

Delivered by: Young Person’s Recovery Coordinator 18-25

Provision of structured treatment to young people 18-25 experiencing issues with drugs and/or alcohol through Oasis Project’s dedicated Hope Service. This includes any young women and young people of all genders who are new to treatment and/or care experienced.

Delivered by: Looking Forward Practitioner (Substance Misuse)

Provision of dedicated support for women who have had a child/ren removed from their care and have experience of substance misuse. This includes intensive long-term casework as well as targeted brief interventions and consultation to professionals.

Delivered by: Family Practitioner

Provision of intensive support for parents with drug/alcohol misuse issues which supports their engagement in treatment through access to specialist parenting groups and support including Protecting Our Children and Accessing Recovery (POCAR), access to the creche and therapy. The Family Practitioner will work with parents to set recovery goals and work towards them, identifying and working to address any barriers. 

Interventions for babies and young children through the creche

Delivered by: Creche Supervisor and Early Years Workers

Provision of free, therapeutic creche for babies and children 0-11 years whose parents are accessing support around their substance misuse. Creche is open to families on Oasis Project’s caseload as well as those who are care coordinated by CGL or accessing any other support service across the City.

Roles

Young Person’s Recovery Co-Ordinator (18-25)                        1                     

Looking Forward Practitioner (SM)                                               1         

Young Person’s Therapist (5-18)                                                   1         

Transitions Therapist (16-25)                                                         1         

Family Practitioner                                                                           1

Creche Supervisor                                                                     0.4

Early Years Worker                                                                    0.8

Manager                                                                                    0.6

Administrator                                                                             0.6

Performance

Quarter 1 2023/24

This data encompasses quarter 4 2022/23 and quarter 1 2023/24

Young Oasis Therapy (Children and young people 5-18 yrs)

Target indicator first two quarters:  

Target Q4+Q1 YP receiving therapy         20-25

Actual  (in therapy + YP completed)         62                   

Breakdown                                       

Referrals received                            47

Assessments completed                 35

Awaiting therapy                               22

In therapy                                          39                   

Therapy completed                          23

Parent and young persons’ reporting:

83% of parents/carers who scored their child as raised level of distress before therapy scored their children as no longer distressed at the end of the therapy

66% of the same parents/carers who scored highly raised distress said that their children’s problems had got better after coming to Young Oasis therapy and 33% of parents/carers who scored their child as highly raised distress scored them as significantly less stressed at the end.

83% of children who scored themselves as having low levels of wellbeing at the start scored a significant improvement in wellbeing at the end of the therapy

Transitions Therapy Service (Young people 16-25 yrs)

Target Q4+1  YP receiving therapy           15-20

Actual (in therapy)                                        9

NB – whilst referrals to the Transitions Therapy Service were accepted and processed from Q4, the new transitions therapist role came into post April 2023 so delivery of therapy only started in Q1.

Breakdown

Referrals received                            22

Assessments completed                 7

Waiting list                                         13

Currently in therapy                         9                                             

Therapy completed                          0