Early Help Service Name Change - Greenwich Safeguarding Children Partnership (2024)

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Early Help Service Name Change - Greenwich Safeguarding Children Partnership? ›

The reasons for this change are: Firstly because early help is a term that is widely used across the partnership and can relate to universal services and targeted services and we were increasingly finding we had to say RBG Early Help (with capitals!) to make clear that people knew what we were referring to.

The Early Help Assessment is your document and will help practitioners understand what you feel is working well in your family and what you might need help with. It can also be used to access support for you and your child from many different services, so you do not have to fill in other referral forms.

It is about prevention of an issue or the prevention of further escalation for the victim. The aim is to reduce the long term impact for the victim and protect them from abuse or criminal activity.

For general enquiries about children's services, please email the Families Information Service on fis@royalgreenwich.gov.uk. To contact the child referral team, please call 020 8921 3172. For out of hours emergencies, please call 020 8854 8888.

It is a network of services, processes and interactions that aim to help children, young people and families at the earliest opportunity. Improving this system requires clarity of what success looks like, shared across a range of partners, and informed by the voices of managers, practitioners and families.

The Early Help Assessment provides a consistent approach, using a common language and a holistic assessment of the child and family's needs, which is meaningful. The family should be involved in the assessment and encouraged to work in partnership with professionals to achieve their goals.

Early childhood assessment is the process of gathering information about a child, reviewing the information, and then using that information to plan goals and interventions as well as determining needs and supports.

Child Outcomes

1. Positive social-emotional skills (including social relationships); 2. Acquisition and use of knowledge and skills (including early language/communication [and early literacy]); and 3. Use of appropriate behaviors to meet their needs.

Is the term used to describe the services and supports that are available to babies and young children with developmental delays and disabilities and their families. May include speech therapy, physical therapy, and other types of services based on the needs of the child and family.

Who is the head of Children's Services Greenwich? ›

Florence Kroll - Royal Borough of Greenwich | LinkedIn.

If you are concerned about a child in Norfolk and want to speak to someone, contact us on 0344 800 8020. If you consider the incident to be an emergency, call 999. We can help keep children and young people safe throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

EHH – Early Help Hub FGM - Female Genital Mutilation HBV - Honour-Based Violence HR – Human Resources IRL – “In Real Life”, as opposed to online (internet slang) ICPCC – Initial Child Protection Case Conference LA - Local Authority LAC – Looked After Child LSCB – Local Safeguarding Children Board MARAC - Multi-Agency ...

It is a multidisciplinary team supporting young people experiencing a first episode of psychosis. The team consists of staff from a variety of disciplines, including nursing, social work, occupational therapy, and psychology. One of the key aims of the team is to reduce the duration of untreated psychosis.

The Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) is the single point of contact for all professionals to report safeguarding concerns.

The FFA process is designed to address needs which require a multi-agency response. FFA can and should be started by any practitioner who has identified additional needs amongst any of the children, young people or families that they work with.

Who is the EHA for? The EHA can be used to support children and young people between 0–19 years, including unborn babies and can also be used with consent up to the age of 24 where a young person has a learning difficulty or disability.

Shared Assessments

DEVELOPMENT CHECKS: Development Checks are then completed both on a child's birthday, to ensure that they are developing at the expected rates. We share and discuss these Assessments with parents to ensure they are a true reflection of their progress and development.

TAF meetings are about support for a whole family, not just a single child. So, they might include support for you and/or siblings as well as a child with SEND. It's a bit like a team around the child (TAC) meeting, in that the adults caring for a child meet with the professionals involved in supporting them.