"Safer, more stable lives in stronger families"
These services help families to look after their children and keep them safe and at home.
However, sometimes we do have to act to protect children. When we do, we work hard with the family to sort out the best way to get them back together if that is possible. We want to see all children do as well as they can. We work with local doctors and nurses to look after their health and local schools to help with their education.
Some of the services we provide include:
- help and advice to people who want to provide homes for children
- information to parents about ways to keep children safe and healthy
- practical help and advice to families in difficulties, including support to young people who are caring for family members
- help for parents who have children with difficult behaviour
- help for young people who are struggling to cope or who are at risk of being hurt
- acting to keep children safe from harm
- support for parents with children with disabilities.
We also provide:
- homes for children to live in
- new families for children who cannot live with their parents, and support for these new families
- support for young people leaving care and setting up home on their own
- support for young people in trouble with the police.
We coordinate and track children with additional needs (CWAN) and children in need (CIN) to ensure that identified needs for each child are addressed in a plan.
We deliver training to support lead professionals and other colleagues who chair children with additional needs and children in need meetings.
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