The government’s implementation plan, following the publication of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, includes some promising commitments in this area.
We welcome the ambition that ‘every child and family who needs it will have access to high-quality help’. However, there’s a lack of clarity on exactly what the government mean by ‘good quality family support’, as well as the steps needed to make sure it’s available.
We also shouldn’t underestimate the efforts and resources that will be needed to make sure the strongest and best-evidenced interventions are offered as part of family help. We know high quality, carefully targeted support can help families to stay together, mitigate the impact of stress and adversity, and help children to thrive.
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