Staffordshire HundredOctober 2015

Cllr Philip AtkinsChair

Staffordshire Strategic Partnership

Building Resilient Families and Communities in Staffordshire

County Councillor Mike Lawrence, Cabinet Member for Children and Community Safety

What are the origins of the Troubled Families initiative?

• BRFC in Staffs, launched in 2011

• To change the repeating generational patterns of poor behaviours in the most troubled families in the UK.

• Targeting families that have problems and cause problems to the community around them- high demand / costs on the public sector.

• Aim: to get 120,000 troubled families in England turn their lives around by 2015 (1390 in Staffs). Programme extended to 2020.

BRFC identification criteria• First phase identified cohorts of families whose households

included:– parents and children involved in crime and ASB– adults or YP out of work or at risk of financial exclusion – children who have not attended school regularly– children in need

• Criteria extended in 2014 to include:– families affected by domestic violence or abuse; and – parents and children with a range of health problems

• Queen’s Speech (May 2015) indicated expansion to include Troubled Individuals who don’t have to be part of a family household.

BRFC in Staffordshire • 1390 Families identified in first phase • No. of families turned around - 1390• Resulting in average benefit per family of approximately £62,649 (from

Cost Benefits Analysis based on a random sample of families from Phase One).

• Early implementer and 1132 families identified for phase 2• 16 VCS organisations included on accredited framework to work with

families who meet fewer criteria (with a further 7 pending accreditation).• Funds passported to districts to be used to ‘stem the flow’ of families

becoming troubled in the future.• Cost benefit analysis shows promising results. • Robust governance around the programme – Leadership Board chaired

by Dr. Tony Goodwin.

BRFC in Staffordshire – delivered in localities through strong partnerships

Dr. Tony Goodwin, Chair Building Resilient Families and Communities Leadership Group

Strategic mandate• Endorsement of approach by H&WBB partnership and • greater focus on:

– Families– prevention and early intervention

• Public sector reform and savings across the sector- more and better for less

• Improved approach through closer engagement and partnership with private and voluntary sectors

• Everyone has a part to play in changing behaviours

• System leadership – all contributing to a common purpose but recognise the need to do more.

ALL: 192,000

SOME: 13,150-19,7256.8%-10.2% of the population

FEW: 2,751 – 2,952

1.4%-1.5% of the population

Numbers of Children in the Current System

Known to the BRFC programme

In universal services e.g. schools, GPs etc.

Challenges:

• Escalation = Increasing costs

• Re-referrals and the revolving door syndrome

• Families in multiple parts of the system

• Demand management

• Tackling root cause• Getting upstream of

the issues

Common picture across health, social care, education and criminal justice systems.

Tackling root cause

Building Resilient Families and Communities

programmes identifies and works with

families to tackle…..

Worklessness

Poverty/ Deprivation

Illness/ disability

Poor housing/ homelessness

Poor educational attainment

Low aspiration and self esteem

Lone parent/ weak familial

links

Social Exclusion

All are precursors to poor life chances, health inequalities and increased public sector demand for individuals, their children and families and the communities in which they

live.

Intergenerational transfer of behaviours

Successes include

Building Resilient Families and Communities

programme identifies and works with families to

encourage and establish …..

Improved employment and

training prospects

Improvement in mental and

physical health

Reduction in debt/ income maximisation

Improved school attendance and

educational attainment

Improved aspiration and

self esteem

Strengthened familial links and support for lone

parents

All are precursors to improved life chances, health equality and decreased public sector demand for individuals, their children and families and the communities in which they

live.

Intergenerational transfer of positive behaviours; establishment and sustainability of independence; peer support and mentoring

The Future - A New Family System ?

Multi Agency Core Hub

(Personalised Provision)

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BRFC

Delivered through integrated systems leadership and resources.

So what does all of this mean?• It’s everybody’s business

• Status quo is not an option – CSR predictions are for further and deeper funding reductions

• Early signs are encouraging – the need to scale up the approach

• Challenges remain – How do we make communities more resilient? How do we create less dependency?

• Resolve to do the right thing that benefits all Staffordshire residents – partnership and systems leadership is key.

Case study examples of reduced offending and reoffending in families included in the BRFC

cohort.

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Chief Superintendent Jeff MooreStaffordshire Police

Refreshment Break

Question Panel