Strategic Benefits Consultation
The key themes and priorities of the Manchester Community Strategy which Supporting People services can positively contribute towards
are:
Children, Young People and Families
Education
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services which promote independence and support people who have previously been
socially excluded are essential in closing the gap between the most
deprived communities and those that are more successful
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reducing offending behaviour, improving access to health, and generally
improving the quality of life of children and young people
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supporting children in need and those looked after in Manchester, so they
can have a good quality of life and be full and active members of the
community
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ensuring that the opportunities for Post 16 education and training lead to
improved staying-on rates of 16 year olds in further education or
structured work-based training
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increasing the number of Manchester young people progressing to Higher
Education
Crime and Disorder
All local agencies are required to identify the action that they can
take to reduce incidences of crime and disorder. If all agencies address the
impact of their functions on crime and disorder and do all that they
reasonably can to help to reduce it, there is the potential to make a real
difference.
Long-term reductions in crime also depend, in part, on getting
local people into work by raising skills and providing routes into
employment.
Sustainable Communities
- the creation of quality and choice in the housing market
- supporting sustainable communities
- reducing inequality; and
- delivering modern and accessible services
Health
- ensure children have a healthy start in life
- tackle the causes of teenage pregnancy and provide better
support to teenage parents
- improve diet and nutrition,
- improve the mental health of local people, and reduce the
stigma associated with mental illness
- improve the health of older people and their capacity for
independent living
- reduce accidents amongst older people and children
- tackle drugs misuse and related crime issues;
In relation to all existing services and new service
developments, a greater emphasis will be put on ensuring that black and
ethnic minority communities in particular, have better access to them. This
not only means more culturally appropriate services, but greater engagement
of the communities themselves in service delivery.
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