The programme aims to prevent criminal activity arising out of gang membership throughout the borough and is funded through extended PAYP funding.
The MIT receives referrals and supports young people who are at risk of or involved in offending through a number of interventions. They may be new entrants to the youth justice system on statutory orders, or referrals from other agencies such as the police, child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), schools or the youth service.
The team engages with approximately 40 young people through key worker led programmes. It is also responsive and flexible using a range of activities to engage with young people in the borough such as: group and individual counselling; preventative work in schools and youth clubs; intelligence gathering; developing gang exit strategies and victim support. The project also works with young people through outreach work in local communities and supports young people in prison through the YOTs "Rise Above" programme. Email the operations manager on paul.olaitan@hackney.gov.uk
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