County Durham Local Teenage Pregnancy Strategy - Full Document

BETTER SUPPORT 3 YEAR PLAN
Issue Task Planned
Action/Goals
a) Accessing 1. Discussion 1. Identify Services
Services with young
people. Find
out what they
want /need
currently available
b) Information
on services
available
c) Multi-agency
response and
responsibility.
d) Co-ordination
of services
e) Entitlement
of range of
professional
support.
1. Produce a
directory of
services for
pregnant
teenagers under
18 years
1. Establish a
multi-agency
management
team.
1. Appoint a
Teenage
Pregnancy
Support Co-
ordinator
1. Vision
statement.
2. Inform
schools
1. Seek information
from each agency –
identify gaps
1. Establish a multiagency
management
team.
1. To ensure the
capture of young
people not in
education or
excluded
1. Write statement.
2. Write protocols
with other agencies
Timescale Who/Lead Assumptions/
Risks, Comments
1. 2001-2 Teenage Ethnic
Pregnancy Co- minorities/special
ordinator and
Multi-agency
support
needs
1. 2002/3
1. 2001/2
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Multi-agency,
Teenage
pregnancy Coordinator
and
support coordinator
Local Teenage
Pregnancy Coordinator.
Will make agencies
aware of their own
services
Full commitment
required
1. 2001/4 Health Authority Funding available –
recurring with review
2001/2 Advisory Reintegration
officer.
Needs the cooperation
of all
agencies