Early Intervention. London. Masterclass. Friday 11 April eif.org.uk

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1 Early Intervention Masterclass London Friday 11 April eif.org.uk

2 Croydon as an Early Intervention Place Dwynwen Stepien April 2014

3 Croydon Major transport hub Borough of contrasts Low wage economy with High volume violent crime inc DV 90k children, 25k < 5 s Population growth > 500 new births a month Diverse population 41% white british Disadvantage increased and high mobility Good education outcomes but exclusions/attendance not as good

4 Journey Early years and parenting programmes in 2010 early years and family support early intervention and family support community budget and FIP Troubled Families Family Resilience service Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence. Youth and YOS. Reduced budget by 5m Now 0-19 across all stages of intervention 11-14m

5 Mapping Change for Croydon EIFS: Driving better long-term outcomes for children and families EYS objectives/drivers of change Target service level outcomes (Identified at practitioner workshop) Broader immediate outcomes Long-term outcomes for children & families Greater family resilience and autonomy Sense of control and autonomy over decisions Improved social networks & sense of community Increased likelihood of parent keeping / finding a job Stable housing and reduced homelessness Improved emotional resilience Increased likelihood of financial security for the family Improved educational achievement Stronger home learning environments Higher learning achievement among parents Improved learning outcomes among children Improved child behaviour at home and school Reduction in number of children on Child Protection Register/ looked after children Reduced likelihood of children becoming NEET Improved parent-child relationship Improvements in child and maternal health Secure attachment between parent and child Less abuse/ family violence Improved parenting skills Optimise health of children and mothers Having somewhere to play/ be active Reduced risk of child protection issues Reduced anti-social behaviour/ community violence Improved long-term and intergenerational health including reduced risk of mental ill-health Reduced likelihood of drug misuse among parents, children/young adults Reduced contact of parents with criminal justice system More responsive and consistent services Integration of family skills/experience into services Staff awareness of child well-being Reduced likelihood of children entering the criminal justice system Early identification of needs Well coordinated, consistent services Greater take-up of universal services

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7 Early Intervention Support Service Dwynwen Stepien Head of Service Prevention through Partnership: Denise Clements Locality Early Help Support: Debby MacCormack Children and Young People s Resilience Service: Simon Townend Family Resilience and Justice Service: Paula Doherty Youth Offending Service: Ray Maguire Stage 1 & partnership work with voluntary, community and private sectors for Early Learning and Primary Prevention Strategy (0-5) and the Primary Prevention Strategy (5-15) covering the play and youth offer. Support for Payment by Results, commissioning data and resources. Stage 2 capacity building of universal services in line with Working Together guidance. This includes Family Engagement Partnerships, YES panels, health and voluntary sectors. Working with schools and school clusters to advise on early help assessment and support. Stage 3 - timely and appropriate support for children, young people and their families where Lead Professional is able to evidence that there continues to be complex and unmet needs. Aims to reduce the number of young people going into care and/or criminal justice system. Stage 3 -intensive whole family service focussing on families with complex needs that meet the troubled families criteria. Aims to reduce the impact & incidence of domestic abuse and sexual violence through the Family Justice Centre and support for practitioners. Stage 4 - Statutory duty of youth offending service. Includes reducing young people involved in crime through triage and work with Children and Young People s Resilience Service. Gangs strategy and street work are also led by YOS.

8 Revised Early Help Strategy and Early Help Board I.all those who can benefit, access high quality community-based services to prevent problems from emerging (stage 1) II.practitioners in universal settings identify emerging needs early and families are supported to increase their resilience which helps prevent the need for more intensive support/interventions, in particular through the use of Early Help Assessment (CAF) (stage 2) III.families benefit from targeted services that meet their identified needs (stage 3) IV.as an Early Intervention Place to shift investment and spending decisions from late to early intervention and redefine Primary Prevention Services V.confident practitioners work together as part of an early help system

9 Early Intervention Place EIF as a Community of Interest Programmes invest cost:benefit Practice consistent, competent Systems early help system and resourcing - Shifting resources from late to early intervention - Primary Prevention Plan Troubled families and DASV - Functional Family Therapy

10 Croydon early intervention and prevention Cost Universal Services Primary Prevention Plan Severity of need

11 Integrated commissioning Croydon Primary Prevention Strategy(0-5) Core purpose of Children s Centres Mental Health Services Clinical Commissioning Group & GPs Healthy Child Programme Maternity Services Voluntary and community groups Croydon Early Help and Workforce Academy

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13 Family Resilience Service & DASV Extend the reach and application of assertive keyworking Use PbR approach across wider range of services including internal market Apply community budget approach to DASV Clearer metrics to recoup funding. New criteria

14 Functional Family Therapy Young people at cusp of crime/recidivism Young people at risk of LAC section 20 Apply to TF where offenses committed Demonstration project to test FFT v TAU Metrics and create internal and external market

15 Mapping Change for Croydon EIFS: Driving better long-term outcomes for children and families EYS objectives/drivers of change Target service level outcomes (Identified at practitioner workshop) Broader immediate outcomes Long-term outcomes for children & families Greater family resilience and autonomy Sense of control and autonomy over decisions Improved social networks & sense of community Increased likelihood of parent keeping / finding a job Stable housing and reduced homelessness Improved emotional resilience Increased likelihood of financial security for the family Improved educational achievement Stronger home learning environments Higher learning achievement among parents Improved learning outcomes among children Improved child behaviour at home and school Reduction in number of children on Child Protection Register/ looked after children Reduced likelihood of children becoming NEET Improved parent-child relationship Improvements in child and maternal health Secure attachment between parent and child Less abuse/ family violence Improved parenting skills Optimise health of children and mothers Having somewhere to play/ be active Reduced risk of child protection issues Reduced anti-social behaviour/ community violence Improved long-term and intergenerational health including reduced risk of mental ill-health Reduced likelihood of drug misuse among parents, children/young adults Reduced contact of parents with criminal justice system More responsive and consistent services Integration of family skills/experience into services Staff awareness of child well-being Reduced likelihood of children entering the criminal justice system Early identification of needs Well coordinated, consistent services Greater take-up of universal services