A SUCCESSFUL project which has helped families transform their troublesome teenagers has had to come to a halt, at least temporarily.

The Parent Link Project, in the Ryedale area of North Yorkshire, has helped scores of families of young people involved in crime or anti-social behaviour, or thought to be in danger of becoming involved in such activity.

Co-ordinator Clare Glass worked one-to-one with families, giving advice and practical help on managing conflict, helping more than 150 families over nearly four years.

She provided resource packs of information on how families could help themselves, get access to workshops with other families for discussion, and advice on wider issues such as drug abuse.

But now she is moving on to take up a new post in Burnley - and because of timescales and funding issues, the Ryedale project will not continue in the short term.

However, Ana Richards, co-ordinator of Safer Ryedale - the community safety partnership which funded the project - said they would be working with other agencies to ensure that support was there for people who needed it.

"There is no doubt Clare's work has helped turn round behaviour among teenagers who were on the edge of becoming seriously disruptive and improved their life and that of their families and in the classroom," she said.

"We wish Clare every success in the future and are sorry to see her go."