Halton Neglect StrategyLaunch EventTracey CoffeyOperational Director

Children and Families Services

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Why does neglect matter?

• Nationally, neglect is the most prevalent presenting issue for contacts with Children’s Social Care and for those children and young people subject to a child protection plan

• Neglect is the predominant factor in serious case reviews where a child has died or been seriously injured

• Neglect creates lasting damage and long-term consequences

• Our collective ability to recognise and understand the impact of neglect is essential

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What does neglect look like?

It involves the failure to meet a child or young person’s ‘basic needs’ including the failure to recognise or act (deliberate/intentional):

medical neglect nutritional neglect emotional neglect educational neglect physical neglect lack of supervision and guidance

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• Improve awareness across all agencies in Halton• Implement a common understanding of neglect• Introduce the Graded Care Profile and Neglect Practice Tool• To assess, intervene and provide appropriate support services to

children and young people living in neglectful situations • Mapping of Parenting Programmes

Reasons for the Neglect StrategyTo introduce and improve Halton’s multi-agency response to neglect

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Neglect Referrals: 3-year Trend

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Child Protection Plans : 3-year Trend

Neglect in HaltonWard Referrals 2011-2014 Child Protection Plan 2011-2014

Halton Castle 71 23

Kingsway 63 27

Grange 54 15

Riverside 43 0

Windmill Hill 44 15

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Developing the Neglect Strategy has told us……..

Our analysis identified a gap in provision regarding a lack of Parenting Programmes specifically designed for families at Level 3 only.

Services need to become more focused in Kingsway, Riverside, Grange, Windmill Hill and Halton Castle wards to ensure that support is targeted in the Wards to make the most impact on neglect

That we need to support professionals to guard against and challenge each other around becoming acclimatised to the conditions of neglect

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Programme for today….. 9:30 Workshops 1:

Impact of Neglect on Children’s development and attachment

10:15 Workshop 2: Adolescents/attachment

11:00 Tea/Coffee break

11:15 Workshop 3: Case Studies, Graded Care Profile & Neglect Practice Tool

12:00 Feedback/Plenary Session

The presentations will be available on Halton Children’s Trust website http://www.haltonchildrenstrust.co.uk/index.php/news-4/