Targeted youth support - achieving sustainability

In these case studies local authorities, and other organisations responsible for implementing targeted youth support (TYS), share emerging practice focused on the sustainability and effectiveness of the reforms in improving services and providing appropriate support for vulnerable young people.

The case studies detail the challenges faced, the actions taken and the resulting impact, and offer some implementation tips for the following areas:

• Involving vulnerable young people, families, carers and communities in service review
  
  
• A strategy focused on sustainability
  
  
• Robust performance management
  
  
• A focus on continuous improvement
  
  
• A clear fit to Children's Trusts, Children and Young People's Plans, the wider Integrated Youth Support Strategy and Local Area Agreements

Their purpose is to give you a taste of the different practices as they emerge, as well as the opportunity to find out more about issues relevant to you and your authority.

To help you select the case studies most appropriate to your needs, we have provided further details of the contents here:

• London Borough of Harrow - young people participate in Connexions commissioning process
  
  
• South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council - commissioning is starting to impact targeted youth support
  
  
• Warwickshire County Council - a partnership, youth-centric approach has enabled the council to drive through cultural change quickly
  
  
• West Sussex County Council - academic evaluation of targeted youth support pilot