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CYP Now Early Help Conference: Local authorities hit by increase in demand for early intervention services

1 min read Social Care Coronavirus
Local authority children’s services department’s did not experience the expected surge in demand for referrals when schools reopened in September but have seen an increase in requests for early help services, experts have said.
Sara Tough is director of children's services at Norfolk County Council. Picture: Norfolk County Council
Sara Tough is director of children's services at Norfolk County Council. Picture: Norfolk County Council

Speaking on the first day of CYP Now’s Early Help: Critical support to prevent a lost generation conference, Sara Tough, chair of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) families, communities and young people policy committee and director of children’s services at Norfolk County Council said her local authority was “almost expecting a surge in demand when schools reopened but what we haven't seen is a surge in referrals to our social work teams”.

However, she added that Norfolk was “starting to see an increase in requests for family support at that lower level”.

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