A Youth Inclusion Support Panel (abbreviated YISP) is a British arm of local government. YISPs aim to address

anti-social behaviour Antisocial behavior is a behavior that is defined as the violation of the rights of others by committing crime, such as stealing and physical attack in addition to other behaviors such as lying and manipulation. It is considered to be disrupti ...

and offending by young people aged 8–13,Youth justice board
, retrieved 17 January 2012 though some

local authorities Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-loca ...

extend the age range as high as 17.How to refer to YISP
Waltham Forest Council, retrieved 17 January 2012 Each YISP is a multi-disciplinary, inter-agency, voluntary service. A young person who is identified to be "at risk" of offending will be offered the chance to appear before the panel. The panel will be an ad hoc collection of professionals chosen to meet the young person's needs; typically their parents, teachers,

youth worker A Youth worker is a person that works with young people to facilitate their personal, social and educational development through informal education, care (e.g. preventive) or leisure approaches. All types of educative approaches are not ethical f ...

s, social workers, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) workers, or other relevant people will be involved. They will form a plan aimed at helping the young person with their behaviour, channeling them into constructive activities, and reducing the risk of offending. Other support such as anger management or parenting classes may also be offered. In most areas, parents or carers who are concerned about their child's behaviour can refer directly to a YISP via their local council. There is no charge. YISPs were originally piloted in April 2003, and following the successful pilot there were (as of March 2009) 122 YISPs in the UK.

References

Youth Inclusion and Support Panels: Preventing Crime and Antisocial Behaviour?
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle Centre for Family Studies. . {{reflist Youth in the United Kingdom Local government in the United Kingdom