Making Every Intervention Count

Making Every Intervention Count is the programme of work that will focus on re-shaping Children and Young People’s

Services so they remain effective into the future and provide the best possible outcomes for children and families within

available resources.

Elements of MEIC programme

1. Signs of Safety & Well-being approach to practice

2. Further develop Early Help Offer

3. Strengthening joint strategic commissioning

4. Looked After Children Strategy

5. A multi-agency safeguarding hub partnership (MASH)

6. Better use of our case management systems

7. A Business Intelligence hub

8. New operating model

Engagement Phase

• Engagement with staff• Initial conference with partners • Local Safeguarding Children’s Board & Children’s Trust Joint

Commissioning Group

Next Steps• Forum to discuss what we have collated from engagement

phase

Themes / Service Design Principles• A well defined, understood and consistent multi-agency ‘offer’• Support families and communities to be resilient.• Effective early interventions• Think Family. Continuity of lead professional to build relationship and change.• Quality of practice – single plan, focus on purposeful work. • Signs of Safety & Well-being approach at the heart of our practice• Confident, skilled practitioners• Outcome-Focused• Maximise face-to-face work with families.• More efficient and effective partnership working with key partner agencies

including VCS, Schools• Improved professional networks at a local level. • Community Hub for Support / Information / Advice

“Local response” - What is? / How we can make the best of it with partners• Local Area Coordination• Collaboration with the VCS• Encouraging local self help and public access • Digital information • Developing local networks / partnerships • Place based initiatives (e.g. Lowestoft Rising, Our Bury,

One Haverhill, Ipswich Triangle, Newmarket Vision)

More Information

• Allan Cadzow – Assistant Director Early Help and Specialist Services

• Graham Beamish – Programme Manager• Katie White – Project Officer

• Email – makingeveryinterventioncount@suffolk.gov.uk

• SCC Website - www.suffolk.gov.uk/your-council/about-suffolk-county-council/children-and-young-peoples-services/making-every-intervention-count/