Early Help Hub Update

June 2015

jayne.shelbourn.barrow@hants.gov.uk

Principles of Early help in Hampshire:

• Early help is a 0-19 offer.• Focus on the child and family’s journey.• Seamless pathway of interventions as they move in and

out of services, step up / step down across the windscreen of need.

• A range of effective, evidence-based services in place to address assessed needs.

• Practitioners need to understand their role both when providing a service as a single agency (emerging additional need) and as part of a multi-agency response (targeted interagency).

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We want:

• Clearly defined thresholds (with up to date guidance)• Clearly defined universal, targeted, multi-agency

targeted and specialist provision• Better communication and information sharing.• Fewer children and YP requiring social care

interventions.• Better outcomes for children and YP evidenced by the

performance outcome indicators.• Skilled practitioners who understand their role in early

help, including undertaking assessments.

The Hampshire Early Help model

Early Help(Single agency / partnership working) Schools, LCPs, Health, Children’s Centres, Youth commissioning, grants

Targeted Early Help (coordinated multi-

agency response):Early Help hub provision

Statutory Children’s Social Care

Universal (inc)

Schools, GPs, Health Visiting, School Nursing

Level 1

Level 2 Level 3

Level 4

Developments in past year

• All hubs operational by at 17.11.14• 6 month reviews of all hubs planned• Review of EH assessment in November 2014 • Review of step down processes from level 4• Leaflets to GPs (family leaflet to follow)• Service directories – now live

http://www3.hants.gov.uk/supportingfamilies.htm

• Alignment with other initiatives

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Developments in past year – HCC early help offer

• April 2015 – CFSW (youth)– Housing Gateway EHH – Links with voluntary sector

• Appointment of EH social workers (10)oAdvice & supportoPeer supervisionoLink with CAMHS

Data – quarterly report Jan-Mar 2015

• At 31.3.15, 2073 children open to EHHs • 55% step down, 45% step up (206 EHA’s)

• 346 cases closed during quarter

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Areas for improvement…..

• Paperwork – good assessment - good plan - clear outcomes

• Feedback from families• Gaps in attendance• Processes

– step down – step up

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Coming year…..

• Focus on outcomes• Focus on evidence based interventions• How can we use the resource we have?• Opportunities to fully align / integrate EH &

STF

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Questions