Child & Family Agency, Ireland The Developm ent and Mainstream ing Program m e for Prevention, Partnership and Fam ily Support: Research and Evaluation Study Dissem ination Event, 16th February 20 17, Croke Park, Dublin.
Key Points: • Prevention, Partnership and Family Support within the overall service delivery framework for Tusla • The need for robust research and evaluation in making the case for Prevention, Partnership and Family Support – for Senior Management Team, Board of Tusla and DCYA • The need for research and evaluation data / analysis in underpinning best practice
Prevention, Partnership and Fam ily Support within the overall service delivery fram ework for Tusla
Legislative basis / organisational im perative of Prevention, Partnership and Fam ily Support : • Child and Family Agency Act (2013) • Irish National Policy Framework for Children and Young People - Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures 2014. • The High-level Policy Statement on Parenting & Family Support 2015
Tusla are w orking on a number of fronts to advance our Early Intervention and Prevention System: Translating Policy into Implementation…Guidance…Toolkits..National Training…Workforce Learning & Development.. Partnership Development.. More collaborative approaches w ith children, young people, families, communities and other stakeholders:
PP&FS actioned throughTusla’s National Service Delivery Framework Response Pathways along the Continuum of Need Needs are met Low Prevention Medium to High Prevention High Prevention continuum of help / support required by the child Thresholds NEED NEED- HARM HARM HARM THRESHOLD THRESHOLD THRESHOLD Reasonable Grounds for Welfare or Protection Significant Harm Concern Response requiring alternative care Determined by Mandated Tusla Determined via Tusla Determined via Persons/ Other Referrer Initial Assessment, or Initial Assessment or subsequent assessment subsequent assessment Universal Child & Family Services Child Welfare Child Protection Alternative Care Services (Area-Based Approach) Intervention Intervention Focus on Needs & Strengths, Multi-Agency Response Multi-Agency Response Tusla as the Family Led, Voluntary led by Tusla or funded Concerns about serious harm Corporate Parent partner and co-produced and parents appear not willing/ with child, family and motivated. Tusla led and co- Family Support Networks network produced with family network. Tusla Response Concerns about harm but Garda investigation Alternative Care Lifestart & EI Programmes Pathways willingness and capacity to (>=17yrs) change is evident Meitheal AfterCare (18- 21yrs) Family Resource Centres Child Welfare Child Protection (part funded by Tusla) Intervention Intervention Area Based Approach Strategy & Alt Care Strategy CP&W Strategy Supporting PPFS Strategies PPFS Parenting & Participation Strategy
Tusla’s Early Intervention and Prevention System: Is it delivering better outcomes for children? : 17 Areas: 17 Area Managers: 17 Senior Managers for PP&FS & new Senior Co- ordinator and Coordinator roles. Steering Committees, linked to Children & Young People Services Committees Children, (Multiple stakeholders) Young people and families Each of the 17 areas divided into local Child & Family Support Networks, with Coordinators (Multiple stakeholders) New National Practice Model, Meitheal for early identification of need and help- provision at locality level: Team Around the Child and Lead Practitioner (Multiple stakeholders)
If the focus on prevention is to be sustained beyond the current Program m e: We need to: •Scale up for future delivery and secure developmental funds for further investment in preventative programming across the continuum of care. • Demonstrate that it has the potential to shift services and spend to more preventative approaches across the continuum of care.
If the focus on prevention is to be sustained beyond the current Program m e: We need: Robust research and evaluation in making the case for Prevention, Partnership and Family Support – for Senior Management Team, Board of Tusla and DCYA
• Supporting form ative change e.g. Participation Toolkit • Supporting change and adaptations in Research im plem entation e.g. and Meitheal Form s Evaluation • Advancing our focus on data evidence-inform ed and support evidence-based practice e.g. CCA/ Com m issioning best Plans practice • Inform ing our approaches to continuing professional developm ent e.g. Parenting Cham pions Project
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