The Provision of an evaluation for our Teen Health Service

Description

The Healthy Child Programme (HCP) aims to bring together health, education and other partners to deliver an effective programme for prevention and support. The programme provides universal support to children, young people and their families aged 0 – 19 years and up to the age of 25 years for young people with Special Educational Needs and / or Disabilities (SEND). In December 2021, commissioning of the 0-19 Healthy Schools Programme (HCP) was split into a 0-11 service and an 11-19 service for Leicestershire and Rutland. The 0-11 service contract was awarded to Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) and is locally known as Healthy Together. The 11-19 service is being delivered by the Children and Family Services department as a non-clinical service at Leicestershire County Council. The 11-19 service is now known locally as ‘Teen Health’ and has been operational since January 2023. Similarly, the 11-19 service for Rutland was brought in house within Rutland County Council initially within Children services. Now that the service has been operational for over two years, we are keen to assess the effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of the Teen Health Service in delivering key public health outcomes for adolescents. The evaluation will focus on the service’s contribution to improving health and wellbeing among young people, the achievement of service objectives, and recommendations for future service development. Keywords: Teen Health, Professional Services, Public Health