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Supporting Families: Maximising the capacity and connectivity of the voluntary and community sector

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Good practice project led by Durham County Council Introduction  Durham County Council led a project on behalf of the national team to gather good practice around improving connectivity with the voluntary and community sector.  They worked with 19 Local authorities …

Norfolk – a county where children & young people FLOURISH.

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Norfolk – a county where children & young people FLOURISH.  Norfolk has a shared ambition to be a county where every child and young person can flourish.  Through the work of the Children & Young Peoples Strategic Alliance (CYPSA) Norfolk …

A Family’s Journey: One Mum’s journey to find a safe place for her children and finally call a house a home  

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Family Details Mum, Emily, lives with her 3 Children, Jo aged (13), Cathy (11) and Ruth (9) What happened and What services were involved? The family was open to a child protection plan and social care were involved following concerns from Education Welfare officer. This was …

“Reach Out” – Domestic abuse service in Redbridge

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Background  Reach Out is Redbridge Council’s in-house support service for any adult or child aged 16 or over who is experiencing domestic abuse. The service provides practical help and emotional support to victims/survivors, including children and young people who have …

Holistic intervention to support a child with special educational needs return to school and engaging parents as part of the process. A family’s perspective

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Family Details  Mum and Dad live with their daughter Jayne aged 12 and son John aged 14.  What happened and what support was put in place?  Jayne attends a Secondary school for pupils that caters specifically for children with learning …

Starting Well in Stockport: An integrated early years model

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Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council has invested in developing an integrated Start Well model which brings together services that work with families to support children’s development from pre-birth to 5 years and help them to get ready for school. Start Well …

Bridging the Gaps in Intensive Support for Expectant Parents in Redbridge

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Redbridge Borough Council have a range of support offers for families with babies, from helping those who need some extra community-based support, to others with multiple, complex social problems that may involve safeguarding responses from the local authority. Baby and …

Birmingham Children Trust working with Barnardo’s providing an Early help Autism Service Offer

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The Barnardo’s Early Help Autism Service provides a joint working model within the Birmingham Children’s Trust. The service provides direct interventions to children and young people with autism and their families. The specialist interventions are specifically related to support with …

Hertfordshire County Council: key local achievements of the Supporting Families Programme

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The Supporting Families Programme is based on the principle of a whole family approach, providing support to all members of the family, including children, parents and grandparents. The programme’s holistic approach helps families to address and overcome multiple challenges they …

Supporting Families working in partnership: A family journey

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Family Details  Mum Jo (21) and Dad Mike (22) have a daughter Leah (10 months) and a son Stuart, who was born several months after the work started.  There is a large extended maternal family who supported the parents and …

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