Wellbeing developments | Barnsley Council Online

The Barnsley Children, Young People and Families’ Wellbeing Programme brings services together at a local level to address local issues and improve lives for children, young people and families.

Have your say

Tell us what you think the priorities for children, young people and families in your community should be via our online survey:

Current priorities

Darton East and West:

• Improve the mental wellbeing of families with children
• Reduce incidences of domestic abuse
• Reduce the misuse of alcohol

Dodworth and Old Town

• Encourage healthy lifestyles through healthy eating
• Reduce the misuse of alcohol and drugs
• Promote safety in the community for young people

Monk Bretton, St Helen’s and Royston

• Encourage healthy weight in children, young people and families
• Improve communication skills in children and young people
• Reduce incidences of domestic abuse

Cudworth and North East

• Reduce the number of young people misusing alcohol
• Improve the speaking and listening of young children

Dearne North and South

• Reduce the number of teenage pregnancies
• Improve the speaking and listening of children and young people
• Reduce incidences of domestic abuse
• Reduce the misuse of alcohol

Darfield and Wombwell

• Reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies in school age young people
• Increase the number of children and young people that have a healthy diet and lifestyle
• Improve the safety of young people
• Get more young people into work or training
• Improve communication skills in children by the age of 5

Hoyland Milton and Rockingham

• Open up opportunities for active participation in community life by increasing accessibility to, and raising the profile of volunteering
• Support children, young people and families to enjoy a healthy and safe lifestyle
• Enable children and young people to communicate their ideas and wishes on decisions that are made about them

Penistone East and West

• Reduce the number of young people smoking and address issues around drug abuse and alcohol misuse
• Reduce the percentage of young people Not in Education Employment or Training and get people into work and/or training
• Support young people with emotional wellbeing issues

Central and Kingstone

• Children and young people have access to a good range of positive activities
• Promotion and development of effective integrated working between services for children, young people and families
• Encourage healthy lifestyles
• Address the challenges facing families through parenting support

Stairfoot and Worsbrough

• Promote healthy weight in children and young people
• Improve outcomes at all stages of learning
• More young people move into education, work or training on leaving school
• Children and young people have access to a good range of positive activities

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