History
In 2011 KYS, which is a long established Youth One Stop Shop providing high quality, professional and appropriate services, had a desire to prove that what they were doing was making a difference. Anecdotally they knew this to be true however they needed evidence.
At the time Raechel Osborne who is a founder of KYS and has over 25 years' experience in youth health and wellbeing, was participating in research surrounding the high suicide rate within the KYS local community (Kapiti).
The combination of this study and the desire for continued improvement, Raechel initiated the process to engage the services of a professional evaluation company. With funding from the Health Research Council of NZ (HRC) the research programme began with a goal to develop a way of effectively measuring the outcomes for young people using KYS services.
A comprehensive advisory board was established and the measurements model was also put through a rigorous impact evaluation. The report 'How we know what we are doing works' was published in 2013. Further to the research and evaluation carried out in producing this model and report, additional research and development has been carried out.
Credentials
The original domains measurement model resulted from a four-year-long evaluative study, which included the input from an advisory board and many project partners.
The advisory board for this study included:
Professor Robyn Munford Social Work and Social Policy Programme, Massey University
Jackie Sanders Social Work and Social Policy Programme, Massey University
Associate Professor Sally Merry - The Werry Centre, Faculty of Medical & Health Science, University of Auckland
Dr Karolina Stasiak - The Werry Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Science, University of Auckland
Dr Sue Bagshaw - Collaborative for Research and training in Youth Health
Dr Jane Davidson - Principal, Real Evaluation Limited
Sue Blythe - Alcohol and drug consultant to, and councillor at KYS
Kataraina Pipi Principal, FEM 2016 Ltd
Laurie Porima Principal, LLE research Ltd
Nan Wehipeihana Principal, Research Evaluation Consultancy Ltd
Vicki Wilde Principal Vicki Wilde Ltd
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Project Partners - Kapiti Youth Support:
Raechel Osborne - Co-Founder and current Manager of Kapiti Youth Support (KYS), RGON (Registered Nurse & Obstetric Nurse)
Doctors:
Sue Wilson, Diane Carter, Amanda Clarke
Nurses:
Debbie Jones, Catherine Skelsey, Jordyn Long
Youth Workers & Mentors:
Sue Gardiner, Darryl Gardiner
Counsellors:
Sue Blyth, Andrew Brown
Clinical Psychologist:
Kelly Donovan
Social Worker:
Briar Gallagher
Support Staff:
Lisa Tong, Lauren Gibbs
Youth Project Advisors:
Drew Croft, Austin Delaney-Girdlestone, Emma Curie, Ameera Gray, Shannon Mahu
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