Palvelujen pirunpolskasta nuorten nuotteihin –hankkeessa tutkitaan rikoksilla oireilevien nuorten tarpeita ja niihin vastaamiseen tarkoitettuja palvelurakenteita. Pitkittynyt ja vakava nuorisorikollisuus on kompleksinen ilmiö, joka kasautuu pienelle joukolle vaikeasti rakastettavia nuoria. Sen hinnaksi muodostuvat inhimillisen kärsimyksen lisäksi valtavat yhteiskunnalliset resurssit. Pirunpolskalla viittaamme yhteiskuntamme tarjoamien palvelujen tilaan, jossa sektoroituneet rakenteet vaikeuttavat tarpeiden näkemistä ja niihin tarttumista sellaisina kokonaisuuksina, joita kompleksisten, jopa pirullisten ongelmien kohtaaminen edellyttää. Koska Suomella ei ole varaa menettää yhtäkään nuorta, haemme vastauksia siihen, miten palvelurakenteita tulisi kehittää, jotta ne vastaisivat paremmin rikoksilla oireilevien nuorten tarpeisiin? Kompleksisuuden ja pirullisten ongelmien tematiikkaa lähestytään monivaiheisesti ja –äänisesti: haastattelemme haavoittuvassa asemassa olevia, rikoksilla oireilevia nuoria sekä heidän lähi- ja ammattilaisverkostojaan. Fasilitoiduissa asiantuntijatyöpajoissa sovelletaan osallistavia menetelmiä (mm. Tricotocon ja World Cafe). Saadut tulokset ja niistä seuraavat kehittämisehdotukset altistetaan ammattilaistoimijoiden ja haastateltujen anonyymille arvioinnille verkkopohjaisen eDelphi-metodin avulla. Hankkeessa hyödynnetään valtionrajat ylittävää ymmärrystä naapurimaamme Viron kanssa, joka kamppailee samojen ongelmien parissa. Hankkeen tutkijoina toimivat Vaasan yliopiston hallintotieteiden kompleksisuustutkijat sekä kriminologian dosentti Henrik Elonheimo. Hankkeessa tuotetaan 1) uutta tietoa tukemaan palvelujen järjestämiseen liittyvää päätöksentekoa; 2) eri alojen ammattilaisille kohdistettua, tutkimustuloksia konkretisoivaa ja toimintaa edistävää tietokirjallisuutta; sekä 3) aiheen kansallisia ja kansainvälisiä kehittämisseminaareja.

"The purpose of the project Do you hear me? I hear you is to develop and explore support mechanisms to work with young people with feweropportunities experiencing distress and to create a system of education for volunteers and youth workers within the day centersThe objectives of the project are:- Organize a study visit for 12 youth workers by ecperiencing good practices in working with youth in distress- Carry out a training for youth workers on the theme of ""self care"" - moderating the youth workers before work with the young in distress- Develop 10 new tools for support mechanisms for working with young people in distress- Explore at least 15 existing tools that already exist for working with young people in distress and adapt them to the specific work in day care centers- Develop 4-day educational module for volunteers and youth workers, where through volunteer activities, volunteers and new youth workers will beempowered to work with young people in distress and will be tested with 20 youth workers- Design a protocol for working with young people in distress- Organize at least 3 dissemination multiplicative events for 150 youth workersIntellectual outputs to be developed as part of a strategic partnership Do you hear me? I hear you:IO 1: A curriculum for 4 day training for working with young people in distressIO 2: The manual for youth workers, dedicated to working with young people in distressIO 3: Protocol (first aid for youth workers) to work with young people in distressThe project consists of 3 training activities (1 study visit in Finland, where we will get acquainted with good practices and 2 trainings, 1st training willbe dedicated to youth workers and how to prepare for work, dealing with young people with fewer opportunities, while the second one will have theobjective to testing the curriculum of education, who will be ready to work with young people in distress). The partners will meet at 3 transnationalproject meetings. At the introductory one, where they will split the work, second one, that will serve as an interim evaluation, which will be aimed atreviewing the progress of intellectual results and the design of the project to the end, and at the final evaluation of the project, where the entireprocess will be evaluated.The project will contribute to the development of the quality of youth work, address the youth's goal of mental health, and empower youth workers formore responsible work with young people in distress, and put the organization and its partners on a map of relevant stakeholders in working withyouth in distress."

<< Objectives >>The project aims to increase the competitiveness of young people aged 15-30 with a criminal background or inappropriate behaviour in the labour market, to support their retention in work and thereby reduce recidivism.Sub-goals:- A new counselling methodology has been developed for young people aged 15-30 with a background of inappropriate behaviour or crime- An employer involvement strategy has been developed (including a mentor program)- A comprehensive networking model has been developed<< Implementation >>-Exchange of experiences (3 study trips)-Development of a new counseling methodology aimed at young people aged 15-30 with a background of inappropriate behavior or delinquency-Development of an employer engagement strategy (including a mentoring program).-Developing a comprehensive networking model-2 trainings for youth specialists in the field of starting young people's social skills and motivation and comprehensive networking-Mentoring training for employers to increase youth retention<< Results >>- The experiences and enriched knowledge of the project's partner organizations have been exchanged- Comprehensive counselling methodology for young people with few opportunities- Employer engagement strategy + mentoring program- A network model that activates and strengthens a young person's local network-Based on the results of the mapping, training programs aimed at specialists and employers have been created, conducted and developed, based on the specificities and needs of the region

The project addresses the social economic impact of the l COVID-19 pandemic on young people in Europe, focusing on those socially excluded. A consequence of lockdown is that the number of young people disconnected from employment, education and training supports will increase. In Ireland, for example, young people have been disproportionately affected by Covid 19 unemployment (ESRI, 2020). Lockdown has caused discontinuity of service for youth. Those young people previously facing challenges are likely to have experienced a complete disconnect from services and supports and will now need new supports to transition back into services. MethodologyWe adopt a view of a continuum of inclusion/exclusion and focus on young people who are most highly excluded and least likely to transition successfully from lockdown. At this end of the continuum we expect to find social issues such as radicalisation, anti-authority behaviour, and rejection of prosocial norms, which will be addressed in the project findings. Radicalisation, be it far-right or faith-based, has been an issue of growing concern for the EU for a number of years, in particular in relation to marginalised, hard to reach young people. This can only be expected to rise with the recession that COVID-19 has triggered, leading to further reduction in education and employment opportunities, the collapse of some civic society organisations, and broader damage to the societal fabric.Also in the context of the COVID-19 crisis we note a growth in less usual types of radicalisation and the emergence of new types of extremist ideas and networks based on conspiracy theories and fake news, much of which will be exploited by radical recruiting groups.We are also seeing a rapid rise in anti-authority behaviour.The timing of this project is such that we will be ready to examine, as soon as it occurs after the summer of 2020, the new landscape created by the lockdown situation for hard-to-reach young people (isolation, lessening of usual connections, increased exposure to negative home or online influences - potentially radical/ violent). This window of time is ideal as all young people, even NEETS are tied to the school year cycle. September will be the commencement of the next transition in the lives of young people and their failure or success in this transition will emerge fully at this time.The expertise within the consortium allows us to engage with this new landscape to include both traditional street work, online work, anti-radicalisation work, youth information etc ResultsOur objectives are to work with partners to:Understand the emerging needs of young people experiencing social exclusion, and the interventions to effectively connect them Research and document adaptations and best practices in Detached work relevant to the new situation and evidence for effectiveness and challenges in this workPublish a case study collection to capture the experience of young people, youth workers and service managers in effectively connecting young people who were previously socially excludedCreate a Detached Youth Work Practice Framework Disseminate this work as widely as possible among the Detached Youth workers profession as well as any related organizations, agencies, networks, policy makers etcParticipants The partners from Sweden, Ireland, Finland, Austria and Belgium, were chosen based on relevant specialist expertise, to bring together a complementary set of skills and experience; together we can produce resources that will be applicable across Europe. The partners are varied in size, specialisation and ways of working; this will help us to distill what is essential to good Detached Work.As well as the staff directly involved in the project (10 in total), this project will consult and inform the wider profession of Detached workers through our research and through the dissemination of the published results via our local, national and European networks. Impact and longer term benefitsThere are three outcome objectives planned, which will respectively achieve the following impacts and longer term benefits:RESEARCH EVIDENCE of EMERGING needs, effective interventions and a CASE FOR SUPPORT will ensure that youth service providers, planners and commissioners will be better able to provide services for socially excluded young people because their knowledge of emerging needs will inform their plans and policies The evidence of these needs will allow them to acquire the support of their stakeholders. ACTIONABLE KNOWLEDGE at the service and policy design level will help youth service providers, providers, planners and commissioners to implement actionable strategies to support socially excluded young people.Practice support resources will increase effective practice by providing ACTIONABLE KNOWLEDGE and continuous improvement at the practice level resulting in improved ability to connect with and meet the needs of socially excluded young people.