The Calm ProjectMission Statement
YMCA Glasgow’s Calm Project is committed to delivering a range of confidential, inclusive person centred support services to young people and the wider community, within a safe and
welcoming environment which honours and promotes respect, empowerment, equality and positive choices
134 Langton Road, Pollok, Glasgow 0141 892 0430
Calm Project
Managed by Y People (formerly YMCA Glasgow)
Youth support service
bereavement, lossviolence, violent crime
anti-social behaviour
Befriending, Mentoring, Counselling and Group Work
Calm Project Monitoring & Evaluation
To measure:• Efficiency• Effectiveness• Impact
To:• Review progress• Identify problems in planning or implementation• Makes adjustments so that more likely to ‘make a
difference’.
Calm Project – Befriending/Mentoring Service
Referral form received at project
Referral logged/ID no allocated/file set up for young person
Home visit arranged
Young person matched with befriender
Introductory meeting
Regular befriending sessions – weekly
Progress notes completed
Quarterly evaluations – young people/parents & carers/referrers
Closure questionnaire
Calm ProjectMonitoring & Evaluation Paper Systems
• Referral form
• Referral logbook
• Screening form
• Initial assessment form
• Progress note form
• Quarterly evaluation form (young person, parent/carers, referring agencies)
• Closure questionnaire
Calm Project Calm Project Databases
MAIN DATABASE
MAIN DATABASE
BEFRIENDING PROGRESS
NOTES
BEFRIENDING PROGRESS
NOTES
COUNSELLING PROGRESS
NOTES
COUNSELLING PROGRESS
NOTES
GROUP WORK GROUP WORK
EVALUATION DATABASE
EVALUATION DATABASE
Calm Databases
Databases Calm Project Progress Notes Database
Databases
Databases Calm Project Evaluation Database –
Young Person Feedback
Databases Calm Project Evaluation Database –
Parent/Guardian Feedback
Databases Calm Project Evaluation Database –
Agency Feedback
Databases Calm Project Evaluation Database –
Agency Feedback
Calm Project Databases & Funders
Comic Relief - mental health related outputs and outcomes
Fairer Scotland Fund – domestic violence, exercise/physical activity, violence and antisocial behaviour outputs and outcomes
SW CHCP – counselling, befriending and health related outputs and outcomes
Calm Project Advantages/Disadvantages
Advantages
Collate qualitative & quantitative info quickly
Analyse info quickly
Access records easily
Keeps info in the one place
Info can be portable
View data in different formats
Disadvantages
Skills/training of staff
Can be time consuming to design
Potential IT issues
Have to be constantly updated
Data protection/security of Information
Storing of information/backing up
Potentially costly