Five Children's Centre
Five YouthPoint: Blossom
Five YouthPoint is part of the Five Children and Families Trust. We provide a detached youth service within the Speke/Garston South Liverpool area.
The photographs above were taken during a pamper day which took place at a YouthPoint project called Blossom, a 10-week accredited self-esteem project examining all areas of relationships including self awareness, sexuality, peer pressure, and the impact of domestic violence. This project was piloted between April and July this year in direct response to consultation with our young people about areas that affect their life. The project was run on a Friday night as this is when our young people are at greatest risk.
Area demographics indicate significant need in areas of relationships, self esteem and domestic violence which have become more prevalent demonstrated through our work on the streets and findings of our recent pilot.
Data from the Cities Central Community Safety Domestic Violence Prevention Co coordinator suggests that there is a growing number of young people perpetrating domestic violence against their parents and teenage parents are at a greater risk of domestic violence. Speke has the highest teenage pregnancy in Liverpool.
On average Merseyside Police receive 11,500 calls in relation to Domestic Violence each year. National research by Women's aid in relation to teenage domestic violence reports 1 in 5 girls 15 and under has experienced domestic violence from someone they were dating. It also states that one quarter of 14 year olds have been forced to have sex or perform a sexual act by someone they were dating. There are no services addressing this need in Liverpool.
Portrait photographs by Dominic Brown
To find out more please visit our website ( www.fiveyouthpoint.org.uk )
Five YouthPoint: Blossom
Five YouthPoint is part of the Five Children and Families Trust. We provide a detached youth service within the Speke/Garston South Liverpool area.
The photographs above were taken during a pamper day which took place at a YouthPoint project called Blossom, a 10-week accredited self-esteem project examining all areas of relationships including self awareness, sexuality, peer pressure, and the impact of domestic violence. This project was piloted between April and July this year in direct response to consultation with our young people about areas that affect their life. The project was run on a Friday night as this is when our young people are at greatest risk.
Area demographics indicate significant need in areas of relationships, self esteem and domestic violence which have become more prevalent demonstrated through our work on the streets and findings of our recent pilot.
Data from the Cities Central Community Safety Domestic Violence Prevention Co coordinator suggests that there is a growing number of young people perpetrating domestic violence against their parents and teenage parents are at a greater risk of domestic violence. Speke has the highest teenage pregnancy in Liverpool.
On average Merseyside Police receive 11,500 calls in relation to Domestic Violence each year. National research by Women's aid in relation to teenage domestic violence reports 1 in 5 girls 15 and under has experienced domestic violence from someone they were dating. It also states that one quarter of 14 year olds have been forced to have sex or perform a sexual act by someone they were dating. There are no services addressing this need in Liverpool.
Portrait photographs by Dominic Brown
To find out more please visit our website ( www.fiveyouthpoint.org.uk )