How do we respond when needs are identified?
Our Early Help Outcome Framework makes clear what we want to achieve for all Doncaster children and their families. When a child or family is not achieving all these outcomes it is important to talk about this with the family and offer help. Using our parent/carer leaflet or the video on the main early help page will support practitioner to do this.
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Doncaster Continuum of Need and Threshold guidance enables everyone working with children and their families to understand levels of need. Our video explains this further:
![Centre Stages](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_600/public/2023-05/centre-stages.jpg?itok=UN3WKjn7)
When a parent or carer has consented to Local Help or Early Help the next step is to use the ‘worried about a child’ online form in the ‘report a concern’ tab on this website. This one form has four responses:
Local Help: Low level support, quick intervention linking the family into local services & support when everyday issues become difficult; for example help with benefits advice, financial issues, low level housing issues and much more.
Early help: If you feel you and your family require some extra support, then support is available via Early Help. This is a way of accessing a range of support and services to prevent problems from becoming bigger. If you, your child/children and your family need extra support, for example, around health, development/ behaviour, education, parenting, relationships, conflict and much more.
Social Care: If you are worried about a child or believe a child to be at risk of any kind of harm please select social care. Social services have a statutory obligation to safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable children and can provide a wide range of services to children and their parents, usually within the own home environment and co-ordinated by a social worker.
CAMHS: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are services that support young people with their mental health. If you believe a child or young person is struggling with their mental health please consider a CAHMS referral.
Always call 999 if someone is in immediate danger.
Published 4th March 2024