About the project

The purpose is to learn how different agencies can collaborate more effectively when supporting children, young people and their families.

Bringing together teams of skilled practitioners from a diverse range of local organisations and sectors. Including youth justice services, social care, the police, mental health services, probation, schools and the voluntary sector. Teams will operate from a single community venue, such as family hubs, schools and health settings. Working together, they’ll identify children and young people who are at risk of violence and criminal exploitation, assess the needs of them and their families, and provide targeted and tailored support.

Through the fund, the Council will put into action recommendations from the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care. The review calls for family support that is ‘more responsive, respectful and effective’ and cuts down the number of handovers between different services.

Project Protocol

About the round