Birmingham is a large urban authority with 1.2 million residents that experiences economic and social deprivation. There is a rising demand for early help services. This is taking place against a backdrop of reduced services and shrinking budgets.
Before Signs of Safety was introduced, more than 80 different assessment tools were being used across early help services in the city. This meant that families had to regularly repeat their situation each time a new service was engaged. Implementing Signs of Safety across the city provides a more coherent and consistent approach for families. It means that there is a shared language about strengths, relationships, needs and risk, which can be discussed collaboratively across different services. It therefore helps practitioners to reach confident and rigorous decisions.
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