Welcome
Includem was set up in 2000 by Sandy Jamieson, Gary Westwater and Olive Arens. With over one hundred years’ youth and social work experience between them, they recognised there were limits on what existing welfare and justice services could do to improve the lives of Scotland’s most vulnerable young people.
Their vision was to challenge offending behaviour, support young people and develop hope for the future through one-to-one relationships. These would be available at the times and in the places where immediate support was needed: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
In 2009 Includem continues to work to these principles. We provide intensive one-to-one support to over 700 of Scotland’s most troublesome and troubled young people from 18 local authorities. All the young people we work with are initially the subject of children’s panel or court orders. Almost all are referred to Includem through Social Work services.