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Family support programmes could save councils £87,000 per year, study suggests

The use of specialist family support officers for those affected by child exploitation could save councils more than £87,000 per year, a study finds.
Experts are calling for greater government investment in therapeutic support for families. Picture: Ivison Trust
Experts are calling for greater government investment in therapeutic support for families. Picture: Ivison Trust

An evaluation of work by the Ivison Trust, a Leeds-based national charity which provides support for families of children affected by exploitation, finds that “per year, each full-time parent liaison officer could save councils up to £87,981 per family”.

The savings could be made “through a reduction in the need for children’s social care, mental health support, school exclusions and involvement in the criminal justice system”, the research states.

The evaluation, commissioned by West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Partnership, analyses the effectiveness of the Trust’s parent liaison service in West Yorkshire which includes one-to-one parent support, an out of hours crisis helpline and a therapeutic support service.

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