Vulnerable Adolescents at Risk: Insights on Age and Ethnicity
This data provides a comprehensive overview of vulnerable adolescents at risk, highlighting issues such as sexual health concerns, familial abuse, involvement in crime, and more. It presents statistics on age distribution and ethnicity, shedding light on the challenges faced by young individuals.
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SEAM Q&A and Intelligence Briefing
Concerns of sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy and termination; inappropriate sexualised behaviour Sexual health & behaviour Absent From school or running away episodes of truancy or periods of being missing from home or care Problems at home familial sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, risk of forced marriage or honour-based violence; domestic violence; substance misuse; parental mental health concerns; parental criminality; experience of homelessness; looked fater child Familial abuse Thoughts of or attempted, suicide or self-harming; low self-esteem or self-confidence; problems relating to sexual orientation; learning difficulties; poor mental health; unexplained injuries or changes in physical appearance identify Emotional and physical condition Older age groups and involvement in crime involvement in crime; direct involvement with gang members or living in a gang-afflicted community; involvement with older individuals or lacking friends from the same age group; contact with other individuals who are sexually exploited Gangs, Use of technology, sexual bullying Evidence of sexting , sexualised communication on-line or problematic use of the internet and social networking sites Alcohol & drug misuse Concerns regarding alcohol and or substance use Receipt of unexplained gifts or money Distrust of authority figures Unexplained finances, including phone credit, clothes and money Resistance to communicating with parents, carers, teachers, social services, health, police and others
Vulnerable Adolescents At Risk
Age and Ethnicity The first SEAM was completed on 19th September 2017 there have been 96 completed up to 22nd March 2018. These refer to 81 individual young people. 9 have had 2 SEAMs and 4 have had 3. Age of Young Person Ethnicity of Young Person 35 White British 30 31 Any Other Ethnic Group 11 30 White Other 11 Black/Black British Other 7 25 Mixed Other 7 Black/Black British Caribbean 6 20 Black/Black British African 5 18 Mixed White & Black Caribbean 5 16 White Irish 4 15 14 Asian/Asian British Other 3 11 Asian/Asian British Pakistani 2 10 Mixed White & Black African 2 Asian/Asian British Indian 1 5 4 Gypsy/Roma 1 2 Mixed White & Asian 1 0 Age 12 Age 13 Age 14 Age 15 Age 16 Age 17 Age 18 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 The most common age is 16 with 32% being this age. 30 of the young people (31%) are White British
Responsible Team Responsible Team REACH 16 Team Children In Care Team 1 Children In Care Team 2 Children In Care Team 3 Duty & Assessment Team 1 Duty & Assessment Team 2 Duty & Assessment Team 3 Duty & Assessment Team 4 Family Support Team 1 Intervention & Planning Team 1 Intervention & Planning Team 2 Intervention & Planning Team 3 Intervention & Planning Team 4 Intervention & Planning Team 5 Intervention & Planning Team 6 Intervention & Planning Team 7 Onwards & Upwards REACH YP 4 3 1 1 2 4 12 1 11 6 1 6 5 2 3 20 16 Onwards & Upwards 19 Intervention & Planning Team 34 Family Support Team 1 Duty & Assessment Team 19 Children In Care Team 7 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Scores The high scores for familial concerns show that many of the young people have suffered abuse and often experience low warmth, attachment or trust with their parent / carer. Often the parent / carer does not implement age appropriate boundaries. Mean Score 3.50 3.00 With the high scores for recognition of abusive and exploitative behaviour, it seems the young people assessed do not identify and recognise abuse and exploitation effectively. 2.50 2.00 Gangs and association with criminals / adults who pose a risk scores highly suggesting young people are being groomed and coerced into inappropriate behaviour. 1.50 1.00 Positively, the young people assessed generally scored low for sexual health. It appears there is awareness of where to get support and advice from. 0.50 0.00 Recognition of abusive and exploitative behaviour receipt of unexplained gifts money 3.15 Also, most of the young people use technology and social media responsibly and are aware of the risks and dangers on- line. Distrust of Authority figure disengagement Education school Gangs. Association with Criminals/ Adults who Pose a Risk Familial Concerns Parent/Carer Young Person Relationship Use of Technology - Social Media - Sexual Bullying Sexual Health - Activities and Awareness Emotional and Physical Condition Absent / Missing Alcohol and Drug Use Mean Score 2.57 3.17 2.36 2.85 3.28 2.53 2.73 2.55
Number of Agencies Number of SEAMs 0 1+ 2+ 3+ 4+ 5+ 17 54 38 22 2 1 Agency Sep-17 Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-18 29% 38% 56% 38% 78% Education 14% 5% 19% 13% 6% Health 43% 48% 56% 75% 28% Police SEAM Total in month 7 21 16 8 18 Number of partners attending 0 High Medium Low No Score Total 5 6 3 3 17 1+ 4 3 7 2 16 2+ 6 7 3 16 3+ 6 11 3 20 4+ 1 1 5 1 1 27 Total 23 16 5 71
