Supporting Families Programme

Supporting Families is about working with the whole family, not just the children, or a single family member.

Families are often trying to deal with more than one problem at a time. This can make it difficult for families to get the right help and support. Although each family is different, many have issues relating to:

• crime and anti-social behaviour
• education, children not in school
• worklessness, adults on out-of-work benefits
• young people not in employment, education of training
• problems with drugs and/or alcohol
• physical or mental health problems
• domestic violence and abuse
• families at risk of homelessness or unmanaged debts
• young children failing to thrive
• unhealthy weight and/or malnutrition concerns

Each family will have a single family plan and a key worker who will help co-ordinate support services, and who they can contact when they want to talk about things, or need further help.

For more information on the type of support available contact the central support team