For example, there were reductions in temporary school exclusions and contact with the police over time and young people reported that the programme made them feel more confident, helped them stay out of trouble, increased their ambitions and made them recognise the importance of returning to education.
Although there were many positive outcomes, results did not suggest substantial benefits beyond those arising from existing youth work projects. As a consequence, the Department of Health has not promoted a wider roll-out.
Isn't this rather the point of pilot programmes? And isn't it a shame, yet again, that the focus has tended to be on the negative rather than the positive aspects?
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