Community Services

Kibble has provided community-based throughcare services to young people for the last ten years. This service has always been exclusively offered to young people leaving Kibble.

In recent years, we have recognised the need to adjust and review these services in line with the ever-changing needs of young people and service purchasers. In response to this, we have developed a range of community-based services on a needs-led basis. This varies from highly intensive services for high-risk young people to supporting young people in flats, with the minimum of support, using a variety of packages supported with 24 hour on-call back up.
There is supporting evidence that this varied method of intervention and support has benefited young people, their families and referring agencies.

In addition to providing a supported and safe independent living space in the community, Community Services work in partnership with referring authorities, parents and all other relevant professionals. Our Community Services currently offer:

• Opportunities for change and progression from residential services
• Ongoing evaluation and measurement of risk
• Opportunities to test and measure individual risk
• Encouragement to self-regulate and manage risk
• The Opportunity to create a good life, make good decisions and positive choices
• Ongoing support and advice based upon theoretical models, Self Regulation Model (SRM) and Good Life Model (GLM)
• Accurate and reflective evaluation of the current risk for young people returning home to their own communities