Needs Analysis 2022 FLIP - Manual / Resource - Page 35
More incidents of domestic abuse in 2020
than the previous year
27%
Rise in attendance at One Stop Shops
n and young people going missing
273
300
253
250
185
188
Maidstone
50
98
Challenger Troop work in West Kent with
vulnerable young people.
Aged 13, CM had a reputation for trouble. He was
disruptive at school and at home, hung out with
the wrong crowd and was going off the rails.
Tunbridge Wells
Sevenoaks
Tonbridge & Malling
Ashford
Dartford
Gravesham
Dover
Medway
Folkestone & Hythe
0
84
69
100
107
119
145
152
150
Canterbury
236
200
CASE STUDY
100
A rank of 1 on the table below, is the most deprived.
There are 333 local authorities in England.
Swale
4. Tackle rising trend of domestic violence, violence,
and anti-social behaviour
There is a rising trend for assault, domestic violence
and stalking in Tonbridge and Malling. There were 100
more incidents of domestic abuse in 2020 than the
previous year and post lockdown figures have risen over
50%, stretching local services.174 Although Tonbridge
and Malling is one of the lower ranking districts for
stalking and harassment prevalence, it is a rising trend
so significant alongside the other indicators, with a 6.8%
rise from 2019 figures.175 Attendances at domestic abuse
one stop shops are up 27%.176 This is corroborated by
local domestic abuse services which recorded a rise of
248 cases in 2020 and local stalking services report that
Tonbridge had the second highest need with 12 high risk
cases supported.177 They also reported a 200% increase
in demand over lockdown, due to a rise in cyberstalking
incidents as stalkers adapted their methods.178
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Tonbridge & Malling is the 3rd least deprived in the
county.
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Tonbridge and Malling is one of two districts in Kent
(Maidstone being the highest) where episodes for
alcoholic specific conditions has a rising trend.173 The
level of harm to the individual and negative impact on
their lives and potentially on others is significant.
DEPRIVATION
Thanet
This is an increase of 60.7% from the previous year (when
183 incidents were recorded). According to local drug
rehabilitation services, the predominant substance is
cannabis.172
Five years on, this bright, articulate youngster is
a motor mechanic apprentice and keen to help
other young people sort their lives out.
CM is clear that Challenger Troop triggered the
turnaround in his life. The first few weeks proved
a challenge as CM, realised he was in a different
world. “It was a new place, with new people, and
I didn’t enjoy it at first. But after a few weeks, I
realised that I wasn’t the big ‘I am’, and there were
bigger and better people than me, and that’s when
I started to change.
“Challenger Troop offered me the discipline I
needed but I really enjoyed myself too. Instructors
demonstrated the activities and let you get on with
it, but if you need help, they’re always there. And if
you’re having problems at home or at school, and
there’s no-one to talk to, they’ll always listen.
“Challenger Troop made me realise what’s wrong
and what’s right. I calmed down a lot and now I have
real friends. I always knew I was hurting my mum
when I got into trouble, she was despairing of my
behaviour, but I’d feel guilty for about ten minutes
and then forget. Now I know she’s proud of me.”
NEEDS ANALYSIS
