Peer hearing offers interventions to young people aged between 11-25 years who have received an Outcome 22 from either the Police or Youth Offending Service. Participation is voluntary, it has a holistic approach allowing the presented young person to have a voice and feel a part of the support being offered to them.
The process outward process for Peer Hearing would look like the image below:
The inner workings are quite complex, Jonah's Project will act in the capacity of a roundabout connecting services and creating wraparound support for the presented young person. We will support all parties to help divert and prevent the presented young person from re-engaging with the criminal justice system.
Below is the Theory of Change and a map of how Peer Hearing will work in practice.
