For all the rhetoric around joint working and intensive support, the only testimony that matters is the reality of seeing lives transformed. A project in Blackpool to support 60 of the city's most troubled families has led to an 80 per cent drop in families' involvement with child protection services. There was also a 68 per cent drop in the number of crimes committed by the 27 family members who had committed at least one criminal offence in the 12 months before being involved in the project.
Called Springboard and launched in 2006, the project's driving force was to improve the way professionals across council, health and police services worked together to support families in need.
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