So says Tyneside detached worker Mike Burgess, who has many years of experience and knows the impact this work can have. Now, thanks to the first major study across England of the spread, nature and effectiveness of street-based youth work, the rest of us can get an idea as well. Youth workers can also find out how much the typical detached project costs to run, and use this information to lobby for funding.
Measure of success
The study was commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, prompted by the Government's ongoing policy focus on the most disadvantaged young people. The foundation's principal research manager Charlie Lloyd explains: "We know these disadvantaged young people are unlikely to have contact with traditional youth organisation services, yet there was a question mark over whether Connexions had really embraced the detached work model. We decided to see what outreach and detached work could do to reach the most excluded."
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