Leicester City Council Early Help and Prevention Protocol Jackie Difolco: Head of Service (0 – 19 Targeted Services) March 2015
Aims • EHA criteria, Pathway and Support for professionals • Performance • What does good look like and how do we get there • Role of LSCB to provide challenge and scrutiny
Leicester City Council’s Early Help Offer Targeted Services Specialist Services Childcare Learning Targeted Youth Support Family Support Education Welfare Service Parent and Community Engagement Youth Offending Service Children Centre Teachers MST Pre School Settings Connexions Early Help Assessment Young Carers Early Help Assessment
Definitions and Eligibility Early Help Help and support provided at the right time for the right child, young person and their family to prevent issues from escalating. Unmet Need An unmet need is a need that cannot be met by an agency in terms of not having the ability to respond to the particular need (Refer to the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Thresholds document for examples of presenting needs) Single Agency Response Two or less unmet needs that can be met with a single agency response working alongside universal services. Early Help Assessment A co-ordinated multi agency response led by an identified practitioner working with the family using a team around the family (TAF) approach. Eligibly Criteria for an Early Help Assessment The eligibility criteria for an Early Help Assessment are defined as: • A family has 3 or more needs that are likely to impact on outcomes for children and young people • These needs are complex and are beyond the remit and capacity of a single agency response • A co-ordinated multi agency response is required working alongside universal services.
Processes in Place Early Help and Prevention 15 Protocol Workshops/ Thresholds Training and Materials 0 -5 Early Help Liquid MASP Locality Logic Partnerships Locality Priority Children Advice Points www.leicester.gov.uk/earlyhelp
Support for Lead Practitioners Until external partners are trained on Liquid Logic, LCC staff only will be LP’s • Training • Champion role – navigation around the system Liquid Logic • Advice Points, signposting, short term work • One referral screened through one route Advice and Referrals • Setting up meetings, booking venues, completing closure forms • Tracking of action planning EHA • Typing up of minutes and action plans Meetings • Workshops • Promotional materials and templates: www.leicester.gov.uk/earlyhelp Support There will be no admin support at EHA Team Around the Family meetings
Performance
Getting to Good ‘Making sense of Early Intervention’ • A commitment to prevention • Priority focus on the early years • Continuing early intervention in later years • A mutli systems approach • High quality workforce • Investment in programmes that work (Centre for social justice 2011)
Local Authorities with good early help have…….. Good arrangements for the co-ordinating the work of a wide range of agencies Effective performance monitoring and quality assurance Collect user feedback that informs assessment of success of support and planning for future services Clear agreed thresholds with partners that are applied and understood Effective information sharing between professionals A single assessment process used by all agencies Clear step up and step down procedures An early help workforce that has the appropriate skills and confidence and is supported by children’s social care Invested in early help and given it the same value as social care
A local authority is likely to be judge good if…… Children, young people and families are offered effective early help when needs or concerns are first identified The interface between early help and statutory child protection work is clearly and effectively differentiated For children and young people who need help and protection, assessments including early help assessments are timely and result in direct work with families Leadership, Management and governance arrangements deliver strong, strategic local leadership that measurable improves outcomes for vulnerable children. The LA works with partners to plan and deliver early help, to protect children and young people, to improve educational attainment and narrow the gap for the most disadvantage
Role of the Early Help Stay Safe Board/ LSCB/ Children’s Trust • Ensure Early Help is integral to safeguarding • Embed Early Help within a ‘Neglect’ Strategy • Provide challenge and scrutiny • Evaluate impact and outcomes • Develop a shared ownership and hold LSCB partners to account
Statistics (July – February) 10,434 cyp and families accessing CYPF Centre’s 1,058 cyp receiving targeted early help 723 Family Support cases 323 referrals to Early Help in DAS (14 stepped up to social care/ 37 awaiting allocation) 500 contacts through the Advice Point
Timescales and Next Steps Merge the Early Help Assessment, To develop one Family Support offer and the Single Assessment into one Early Help assessment and Lead using a whole family approach which form that is completed at various Practitioner Training includes the current Think Family stages of the child and young programme person(s) journey. Workshops and Materials January – March Early help Assessment February MASP March Thresholds Training March – September EHA and Lead Practitioner Training March – September Liquid Logic for LCC staff May - September Merge the EHA and Single Assessment June Liquid Logic for external partners September - March
Contact Details To seek advice, signposting or low level and short term support without having to undertake an early help assessment. Locality Advice Points NORTH WEST: 0116 3737350 NORTH: 0116 2924580 WEST: 0116 3737150 EAST : 0116 2924590 CENTRAL : 0116 2426370 SOUTH: 0116 2221810 • Support with completing an EHA To make an Early Help Assessment • Support with Liquid Logic Referral • Support with setting up and co-ordination of EHA meetings • Support with distribution of minutes Early Help in Duty and Advice Lead Practitioner Support Service (EHinDAS) Tel: 0116 4541694 Tel: 0116 454 5956 Email: early.help.queries@leicester.gov.uk Email: Early-Help@leicester.gov.uk
Early Help: Service Managers Service Managers : Early Help Targeted (Children Centres & Family Support) Penny Brown – Email: Penny.Brown@leicester.gov.uk Tel: 0116 4541681 Julia Pilsbury – Email: Julia.Pilsbury@leicester.gov.uk Tel: 0116 4541663 Service Managers : Early Help Specialist (Education Welfare, Youth Offending, Connexions & Youth Service) Ellen Collier – Email: Ellen.Collier@leicester.gov.uk Tel: 0116 454 5510 Julia Conlon – Email: Julia.Conlon@leicester.gov.uk Tel: 0116 4541777 Karen Manville – Email: Karen.Manville@leicester.gov.uk Tel: 0116 4544614
Questions? Jackie Difolco – Head of Service (Targeted Services) Children Centres and Family Support Email: jackie.difolco@leicester.gov.uk Tel: 0116 4546106
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