The Calm Project
The Calm Project, managed by Y People (formerly YMCA Glasgow), provides confidential, inclusive, and person-centered support services to young people and the wider community. Our mission is to empower individuals within a safe and welcoming environment that fosters respect, equality, and positive choices. We offer various services including befriending, mentoring, counseling, and group work, all designed to support young people facing challenges such as bereavement, loss, and anti-social behavior. Monitoring and evaluation ensure our effectiveness and impact.
The Calm Project
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The Calm Project 134 Langton Road, Pollok, Glasgow 0141 892 0430 Mission Statement YMCA Glasgow’s Calm Project is committed to delivering a range of confidential, inclusive person centred support services to young people and the wider community, within a safe and welcoming environment which honours and promotes respect, empowerment,equality and positive choices
Calm Project • Managed by Y People • (formerly YMCA Glasgow) • Youth support service • bereavement, loss • violence,violent crime • anti-social behaviour • Befriending, Mentoring, Counselling and Group Work
Monitoring & Evaluation Calm Project To measure: • Efficiency • Effectiveness • Impact To: • Review progress • Identify problems in planning or implementation • Makes adjustments so that more likely to ‘make a difference’.
Referral form received at project Referral logged/ID no allocated/file set up for young person Home visit arranged Young person matched with befriender Introductory meeting Regular befriending sessions – weekly Progress notes completed Quarterly evaluations – young people/parents & carers/referrers Closure questionnaire Calm Project – Befriending/Mentoring Service
Monitoring & Evaluation Paper Systems Calm Project • Referral form • Referral logbook • Screening form • Initial assessment form • Progress note form • Quarterly evaluation form (young person, parent/carers, referring agencies) • Closure questionnaire
Calm Project Databases Calm Project MAIN DATABASE BEFRIENDING PROGRESS NOTES COUNSELLING PROGRESS NOTES GROUP WORK EVALUATION DATABASE
Databases Calm Project Progress Notes Database
Databases Calm Project Evaluation Database – Young Person Feedback
Databases Calm Project Evaluation Database – Parent/Guardian Feedback
Databases Calm Project Evaluation Database – Agency Feedback
Databases Calm Project Evaluation Database – Agency Feedback
Databases & Funders Calm Project Comic Relief - mental health related outputs and outcomes Fairer Scotland Fund – domestic violence, exercise/physical activity, violence and antisocial behaviour outputs and outcomes SW CHCP – counselling, befriending and health related outputs and outcomes
Advantages/Disadvantages Calm Project Disadvantages Skills/training of staff Can be time consuming to design Potential IT issues Have to be constantly updated Data protection/security of Information Storing of information/backing up Potentially costly Advantages Collate qualitative & quantitative info quickly Analyse info quickly Access records easily Keeps info in the one place Info can be portable View data in different formats
