The situation in existing caseloads may have deteriorated significantly through stagnation; many new cases will yet to be processed. There has been major disruption to children’s education and some have experienced anxiety and mental health challenges for the first time.
Other grounds and factors are likely to include an increase of domestic abuse; increased mental health needs across age groups; and the impact of reduced access to universal services together with the recessional financial impact of the pandemic upon services and families.
How agencies respond within the bounds of their statutory duties and well documented resource limitations to such a potentially difficult situation will be critically important. Whilst there are certainly no easy answers, a checklist of immediate actions and priorities would sensibly include:
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