True Knowledge – Music & Broadcasting: Rekordshop
Music production, podcasting and broadcasting with young people in Northampton. Our peer-led offer, was underpinned by community development values through our Rekordshop (Rekordshop – Rekordshop), delivering mentoring, ideas and skill sharing between artists across generations. Delivered through a co-produced peer-led, strengths-based approach to increase happiness and socio-emotional development.
Impact
Measured using WEMWBS 6 month snapshot:
67% of people showed improvement from baseline review.
15 have completed at least 2 WEBWMS measures. The results have shown that: · 10 improved, 1 remained the same and 4 declined. · Overall, average scores increased by 6 points from 51 to 57 Improved scores: · For those who improved, average scores increased by 9 points from 52 to 62. Reduced scores: For those who declined, average scores reduced by 2 points from 49 to 47.
Outcomes
People have:
- Reduced risk factors underpinning stress, anxiety, and depression
- Improved mental health and wellbeing: identifying and reporting increased resilience, wellbeing, self-esteem and self-efficacy
- Improved attitudes and beliefs about healthy relationships to engage, build and access trusted professional relationships.
- Increased understanding of self and others in their community
- Identify protective factors and personal strategies to enhance these
- Discuss their complex worlds; how society impacts on them and how they are change agents in relation to this
- Improved education and training attainment
- Improved employability
- Reduced offending and victimisation
- Reduced involvement with statutory services
MH Long term outcomes
- Communities have a sense of cohesion
- People are engaged in positive activities enhancing their lifelong wellbeing
Peer-led wellbeing support groups enabled young people to support each other which is transferred into everyday life. Approach by embedding The 10 Keys to happier living.
True Knowledge Mentoring
Open ended mentoring in West Northants, with a priority for people in NN1, NN3 & NN5 living in areas of deprivation. Approach embedding The 10 Keys to happier living.
Our mentoring was facilitated by peer mentors aged up to 34 years (volunteering/paid). Mentors had lived experience of today’s culture and an evident commitment to preventing anxiety, stress and depression (eg volunteering experience, studying relevant higher education qualification). Those with medium level risk were co-worked with experienced mentors, low level risk closely case managed. Youth voice is central to our mentoring programmes which adopt a strengths-based approach to tailored plans for support. The aims of mentoring and the pathway to achieving these are decided by the mentee, whilst mentors ensure informed choices.
Community Reach
10 peer leaders led the project, 124 people aged 16-24 engaged in the project, their backgrounds were:
Adults self-identifying with stress, anxiety and depression or showing the health determinants that place them at risk of these mental health issues in adulthood
- History of difficulty in engaging in education, employment or training
- Not engaging in supporting services
- Stepping down or transitioning from statutory services; continued need for targeted support to reduce level of need
- Displaying anti-social behaviour / symptoms of trauma
- Marginalised due to poverty or mental health
- Difficulty establishing and maintaining healthy relationships.
Outputs Summary
- 51 peer led wellbeing group sessions
- YP accessed an average of 6 mentoring sessions individually
- Online content fortnightly co-produced and available
- Social media presence is influential with 18-24 year olds evaluating it with good reach, resonance and relevance: Followers 123, 18 – 24s 26.5%, Men 68.2%, Women 31.8%, Followers 56.9%, Non-followers 43.1%, Accounts reached 2,219. Top Locations: Northampton, Northamptonshire, 47.2%, Overstone, Northamptonshire 3.3%, Wellingborough , Northamptonshire. 3.3% Milton Keynes 2.4% London 2.4%