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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

| CYP Now

A long-term strategy must be drawn up by government if successful early intervention services for vulnerable children and families are going to be successfully established across the country.

Restructuring children's services on early intervention approach

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

| CYP Now

EIF blueprint for the future of early help recommends better co-ordination of support for vulnerable families including long-term funding, a cross-government taskforce and commitment to evidence-based practice.

Early intervention initiative set to expand

Monday, April 16, 2018

| CYP Now

A national task force is to expand its efforts to help local authorities, charities and funders intervene early to avoid children and young people experiencing a range of social problems.

Government to trial upfront Troubled Families payments

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

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Some councils will receive upfront funding to pay for support provided through the government's Troubled Families programme as part of a trial, it has been announced.

Early Help Profiling System

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

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Uses advanced analytics to identify families at risk and provide detailed referrals to social care.

Educational impact of children's centres 'impossible to measure', Zahawi claims

Friday, February 23, 2018

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It is impossible to measure whether services provided by children's centres improve educational outcomes, children's minister Nadhim Zahawi has said.

Children's services company making 'steady progress' on early help

Thursday, February 15, 2018

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Efforts to improve standards at a children's services department rated "inadequate" in 2015 are making steady progress on early help provision, Ofsted has found.

Special Report: Early Help

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

| CYP Now

Council early help services are changing. With budgets falling and demand for intensive services rising, early help is evolving into a more multi-agency intervention targeted at the most disadvantaged families.

Early Help: Policy context

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

| CYP Now

Amid rising demand for child protection services over the past decade, early help support for children and families with emerging or less severe problems has been largely left on the political, policy and funding sidelines.

Sandwell Family Partners

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

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Practitioners identify issues vulnerable families may face and work collaboratively to resolve them.

Helping Birmingham Families Early: The 'Signs of Safety and Wellbeing' Practice Framework

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

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The authors discuss the Signs of Safety and Wellbeing framework that has been introduced into Birmingham's early help services. This paper discusses the theoretical basis of Signs of Safety and how and why it is being used in Birmingham.

School-Home Support

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

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Practitioners work with families to address the root causes of poor school attendance and behaviour.

Shine, Hudson Children's Centre

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

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Children's centre develops 10-week programme for new mums with poor mental health or emotional wellbeing.

The Effectiveness of the Incredible Years Pre-school Parenting Programme in the United Kingdom: a Pragmatic Randomised Trial

Research

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

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The authors discuss the findings of an evaluation of the Incredible Years (IY) programme delivered to parents of three and four year olds attending universal early years provision at risk of developing a conduct disorder.

Leadership: Scaling up interventions

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

| CYP Now

Once the value of an innovative intervention for children and families has been recognised, the next step is to effectively implement and replicate it on a scale that can benefit even more people.

Juvenile Firesetters Intervention Scheme