The project, which targets families causing persistent problems in theirneighbourhoods, began two years ago. Since then, complaints fromneighbours and incidents of anti-social behaviour involving families theproject has worked with have fallen by 71 per cent. Nine families haveavoided eviction because of improvements in their behaviour.
Labour councillor Gill Mitchell, chair of Brighton & Hove City Council'senvironment committee, said: "The Intensive Family Intervention Projectis all about helping families to help themselves. The project is alsomaking a real difference to others in their neighbourhood."
Family intervention projects target a small number of problematicfamilies and are designed to stop anti-social behaviour. Following thesuccess of initial projects, the Government is currently working with 50areas to establish an England-wide network. A Home Office spokeswomansaid that all projects should be up and running by the spring.
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