The Apollo Project
Project Overview
The Safer Living Foundation’s Apollo Project works with young people living in Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire (including city centres) and we are currently unable to accept referrals from outside of these areas. Young people of any gender can be referred to our young people’s projects provided they are aged between 12 and 18 and have shown sexually harmful behaviour, whether or not this has resulted in a caution or conviction.
Young people engaged with the Apollo Project will receive individual therapeutically-informed coaching from a team of two to three volunteers supervised by the Coordinator. They will be supported in exploring their sense of self and personal values, and developing skills in managing difficult thoughts and feelings that can get in the way of meaningful living. Work can also include specific sex and relationships education, based on the young person’s individual needs.
The basis for the Apollo intervention is DNA-V – you can learn more about this model on the DNA-V International website.
It is anticipated that each young person will spend around 12 months engaged with the project including an introductory period, an intense intervention period and a consolidation period.
Evaluation
Similar to the other SLF projects, monitoring and evaluation activities will be embedded in the Apollo Project. These are conducted by researchers from the Sexual Offences Crime and Misconduct Research Unit (SOCAMRU) at Nottingham Trent University.
The quantitative strand of this process involves an evaluation of the effectiveness of the intervention by assessing impact on measures of risk factors associated with (re)offending including attitudes towards crime, mental health, self esteem and social integration. These outcomes are measured by the project coordinator before, during and after a young person’s time on the project if informed consent is provided.
The qualitative strand consists of interviews being conducted with individuals involved with the project designed to explore their experiences of the intervention and its’ benefits/pitfalls. This research is aimed at informing a process evaluation. These interviews will be conducted with the young people, parents/guardians and volunteers if informed consent is given.
Referrals
For referral criteria please click here.
Our other young people’s project is Young People’s Circles and Paired Mentoring, and we also offer projects for adults.
Volunteering
We are currently recruiting volunteers for both our adult and young people’s projects. If you are interested, click here for more information.
Support for The Apollo Project
We are very grateful to have received support from the following funders:
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