Young People Prevention Service - Kent

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent wishes to commission universal, open to all, age-appropriate messages to CYP which build social skills, aid decision-making, support the building of resilience and change behaviours. The aim is to support CYP make better, informed choices by highlighting risk factors which can increase the likelihood of a negative outcome. This approach should also support CYP by showing them how they can de-escalate situations and help to keep themselves and others safe. The service should also ensure that parents / carers and professionals working with CYP receiving the messages also understand the content. This will increase their understanding of the issues and empower professionals and parents / carers to identify potential risk signs earlier and support de-escalation. It is important that messaging must be relevant and delivered in an engaging format and bidders will be expected to set demonstrate their evidence base for the approach proposed.