SOUTHEND CHILDREN’S PARTNERSHIP

INVESTING IN PREVENTION

Southend Children’s Partnership

How are we doing?Common Assessment Framework• Southend – implemented in

February 2007• 898 received

• Bournemouth – implemented January 2007

• 600 received (also in 3 localities)

• Medway – phased roll out September 2007

• 100 received

• Swindon – implemented September 2006

• 400 received approximately

• Sefton – phased roll out March 2007

• 21 received

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Strengths

• Immediate implementation led to high number of CAF’s• Big take-up of training• Early identification is being evidenced• Evidence that parents find the CAF process helpful• Engagement of Children & Young People• Intervention at the appropriate level

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Source of Assessment:Early Years, Schools, Colleges & Training Providers

• Early Years 8• Fledglings 2• Primary 414• Secondary 222• Special 30

• PRU 12 • SEEC 4• Private School 1• SEEVIC 1• E2E 3

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Source of assessment:Health & Social Care• Health Visiting Team 28• Southend Hospital 5• School Nursing 5• Family Nurse 1• Midwifery 2• First Contact 40

• Child & Family Consultation Service 11

• Lighthouse 3• Marigold Family Resource 1• Young Persons Drug and

Alcohol Team 5• Children & Family 2

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Source of assessment:Multi-professional teams and ‘other’

• Connexions 30• Locality Co-ordinator 27• Social Inclusion 14• Youth Offending 4• Behaviour Improvement

Programme 2

• Carers Breakthrough 1• Homeless Action Resource

Project 2• Hertfordshire Social Care 1 • Southwark Social Care 1• Parent 1

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ACUTE

COMPLEX

VULNERABLE

UNIVERSAL

CFCS 61SEN 69SOCIAL CARE 106YOS 28

CHILDREN AND FAMILY PANEL 249

MULTI PROFESSIONAL TEAM 325CONNEXIONS 52OUTREACH 1

CAF DESTINATIONS

NO EXTERNAL SUPPORT 30 HEALTH 32 HOUSING 19 VOLUNTARY 9

27%

25%

39%

9%

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Setting & Gender Breakdown

• Pre-School CAF Total: 39• Male 18 • Female 21

• Primary CAF Total: 474• Male 361• Female 113

• Secondary CAF Total 302• Male 178• Female 125

• Pupil Referral Unit CAF Total: 11• Male 9• Female 2

• CAF Total across localities: 898

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• Special School CAF Total: 34

• Male 29• Female 5

• Post 16 CAF Total: 33• Male 8• Female 25

• Unborn CAF Total: 4• Male CAF Total: 602• Female CAF Total: 291

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Outcome for Stage 3 Young Person

What needs to change?• Young person’s emotional

well-being

• Soiling

• Parents confidence in managing behaviour and engagement with service

Outcomes:• Improved perception of self and

improved engagement with adults

• Soiling ceased at school and improved at home

• Parents engaging with Parentline Plus and empowered to commence parenting group. 25% increase in school attendance.

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Strengths and Needs Identified by PartnersStrengths• CAF process can support and develop relationships.• Opportunity to review and change as needs change.• Cathartic process – Families begin to identify own needs.• Children involved.

Needs• Completion is lengthy• Parents not wanting to engage.

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Moving Forward

• Practitioner-Led Research – Reasons behind families not wishing to engage in Common Assessment Framework and what can be done to aid partnership working with perceived hard to reach families.

• Small piece of work looking into qualitative impact of CAF. Has it resulted in quicker services provision, less repetition and more effective support?

• Increase capacity in Universal services to aid early identification and swift and easy access.