Youth Justice Nursing Service

Who are we? 

We are a specialist nursing service. We work with children and young people who are involved with the Youth Justice System.

We carry out health needs assessments. This helps us understand what support each child or young person may need.

What do we do?

We help to reduce health inequalities. We also work to improve health and wellbeing for children and young people who are supported by Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County Youth Justice Services.

We provide health support for young people aged 10 to 19. This includes help to:

• Improve emotional wellbeing and mental health
• Support healthy eating and active lifestyles
• Increase uptake of routine vaccinations
• Improve sexual health, including contraception advice, screening and access to the C Card
• Reduce harm linked to substance use
• Reduce avoidable injuries and health risks

We also work closely with Youth Justice staff and the courts. We contribute to reports and assessments. We make referrals to other services when needed. We support young people when they move between health services or areas.