Sligo/Leitrim Home Youth Liaison Service

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Address:
1st Floor, Castlewood Centre,
Castle Street, Sligo, F91 KX05
Co Sligo,
Ireland
1st Floor, South west Corner Castlecarra Road,
Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim N41 KF88
Co Leitrim,
Ireland
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General Details
Contact position: Manager
Service / Organisation: Home Youth Liaison Service
071 9144441
Description of main activities / services for children and families:

Youth Liaison Officer
Youth Support Work
Educational Programmes
Summer Camps
Residential weekends
Autism Support
Young Parents Support

Description:

HYLS provide confidential, non-judgmental, and empathetic support to young people and their families with the objective of enhancing the young person’s social development and well-being.

The HYLS has a wraparound approach with staff, working in both the formal settings of all post-primary schools in our region. Then also in the community where the service has youth workers attached to all the TUSLA Social work teams, providing out-of-hours service and residential weekends and summer activity programmes.

The HYLS place the young person at the centre of the decision-making process with the aim of allowing young people to take responsibility for their own choices and actions.

HYLS has a Young Parents Support Programme for parents under 24 who are expecting a baby or have a child. The support is available for mothers, fathers and their families. This support is free and confidential.

Service Areas
Service Areas:
  • Sligo town and environs
  • Sligo - north
  • Sligo - south, east and west
  • Leitrim - Carrick-on-Shannon and environs
  • Leitrim - south
  • Leitrim - north
Where service is provided
Where service is provided:
  • Service provided at above address
  • Service provided at various locations throughout the area covered
  • Service provided in person's own home

Sligo and North and South Leitrim

Cost of service to user
Cost of service to user:
  • Free
How to access the service
How to access the service (referral pathways):
  • People can self-refer / access the service directly (without the need for a referral)
  • Parents / guardians can refer
  • Through GP
  • Through schools
  • Through Tusla Child and Family Social Workers
  • Through other Tusla services (e.g. Education Welfare Service)
  • Through HSE services
  • Through other statutory services
  • Through other community / voluntary service
Age-range catered for
Age-range catered for:
  • Pre-birth
  • Early years (0-4 years)
  • Primary school age (4-12 years approx.)
  • Post-primary school age (13-18 years approx.)
  • Young adults (18-24 years)
 

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  • Be based in Sligo / Leitrim or provide a service to children, young people or families (0 to 24 years of age, plus pre-birth services) in Sligo / Leitrim
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