It was a delightful affair with representatives from every local authority in the region. The conference featured three keynote speeches, including one based on lived experience, and nine workshops run for and by our local authorities. Each workshop highlighted an aspect of early help that they excel in, covering a wide breadth of topics, sharing top tips, and best practices.
Becca Dove, vice-chair of the ADCS Families, Communities & Young People Policy committee, aptly described early help as a “jelly phrase” - nice to say but hard to pin down, with everyone having a different interpretation of it.
Indeed, there are nine separate national government departments and agencies leading various aspects of the early help prevention agenda. This results in nine policy directions, nine approaches to guidance, different targets, reporting requirements, and multiple funding approaches, adding layers of complexity to early help.
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