Family Safeguarding

Substance misuse, domestic abuse, adult mental health workers and children’s social workers will join together to form one team working with families.
Family Safeguarding will focus on working to develop parents’ strengths to positively change their behaviour and relationships and improve their children’s lives.

Here’s a short video which provides an overview of Family Safeguarding.

Assisting parents to change so more children can stay at home with their birth family and thrive, not just survive.
Reducing the number of children being taken into care, lessening long term trauma for children.
Working with parents to reduce the number of those struggling with alcohol, drug, domestic abuse and mental health problems.
It’s preventative. Evidence in other areas has over time seen reduced numbers of police call outs, hospital admissions and attendances.
Improving lives faster.
Following Ofsted best practice to work in partnership with other agencies to improve services for vulnerable families.
Working as part of a specialist team helps practitioners to feel more confident, valued and supported.