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Area Based Working

In our Children and Young People's Plan 2006-09 we said we would Introduce multi-disciplinary teams providing early intervention support for families so that Parents, carers, children and young people can access more services in their communities (Priority 5).

Proposals were presented at the Integrated Children's Services Project Board on 7 December 2007 to make this priority a reality.

It was agreed that the core team should now work and consult with partners and other stakeholders to implement a structure with 5 co-located area teams linked to the neighbourhood management areas. This would be done by integrating existing services. At this stage, the likely services would include:

  • Early years services
  • Health visitors and midwives
  • Parenting
  • Play services
  • Family support
  • Some Children’s Fund projects that will be re-commissioned in April 2008
  • Youth and community learning services
  • Connexions
  • YOT prevention services
  • Substance misuse
  • Some child and adolescent mental health services
  • Teenage Pregnancy Services
  • Ethnic Minority and Traveller Advisory Services
  • Volunteers and mentoring services

All Area Managers have now been appointed and will hold a lead responsibility for a key strategic area. Appointments have also been made to the Under 11 and Over 11 lead posts. A full structure chart can be downloaded here.

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