Early Intervention Transformation Programme (EITP)
What is EITP? • The Early Intervention Transformation Programme (EITP) is a £30m Delivering Social Change (DSC)/Atlantic Philanthropies Signature Programme. • The Programme aims to improve outcomes for children and young people across Northern Ireland through embedding early intervention approaches. • The Programme is funded jointly by five government Departments (DoH, DE, DoJ, DfE and DfC), DSC and the Atlantic Philanthropies.
EITP’s Core Themes • Better use of evidence and data; • Focus on outcomes; • Sustainability; and • Transformational change.
EITP Governance Structures DSC Programme Board CYPSP Prog. Project EITP Programme Board Mgt Support Workstream Workstream Workstream Workstream 1 2 3 4
EITP Workstream 1 • Workstream 1 aims to equip all parents with the skills needed to give their child the best start in life and focuses on key parenting stages. • Projects: – Getting Ready for Baby; – Getting Ready for Toddler; – Getting Ready to Learn; and – Play and Leisure.
EITP Workstream 2 • Workstream 2 aims to support families when problems arise before they need statutory involvement. • Project: – Early Intervention Support Service
EITP Workstream 3 • Workstream 3 aims to positively address the impact of adversity on children by intervening both earlier & more effectively to reduce the risk of poor outcomes later in life. • Projects: – Building Better Futures – Edges – Family Drug and Alcohol Court – Home on Time – Community Diversion – 6 in 10 – Children of Imprisoned Parents – LAC Education – Early Intervention Childcare
EITP Workstream 4 • Workstream 4 aims to strengthen the culture of inter-professional working practice, with a particular focus on ACEs, by supporting professionals to train together as well as embedding commonality in prevention and early intervention approaches. • Project: – Professional Development Project
Completed Projects • Belfast Intensive Family Support • LAC Social Enterprise • Community Family Support • Care Proceedings Pilot
Workstream 1 Siobhan Slavin – Implementation Manager
The Early Intervention Transformation Programme (EITP) Getting Ready for Baby Getting Ready for Toddler
Getting Ready for Baby • Transforming universal antenatal care and parent education
Messages from parents More preparation Home visiting is Practical Emotional impact: essential parenting Antenatal & post-natal depression Use pregnancy Consistent to facilitate Information social networks needs to be provided in a Trusted Relationships: range of Smaller number of health formats professionals Include Dads
1: Improving parent’s readiness and confidence in their parenting role 2: Improving the social and emotional resilience of children Universal Solihull ante- messages into natal care and maternity education pathway Named Health 3+ Year Visitor for each Review pre- DE-funded pre- school settings school setting
Solihull Training for Midwives The Journey to Parenthood
New Approach- Antenatal Parenting Programme Highlight the importance Group of infant based mental programme health Opportunities Solihull Provide social for midwives Antenatal opportunities and others to Parenting for expecting work parents Group together Combine Better healthcare engage assessment and parent fathers education
• Getting Ready for Toddler • Supporting social and emotional development in pre-school children
Teacher - Health Visitor Meeting Mother completing ASQ SE at home 3+ Health & Wellbeing Review Mum and Health Visitor meet for 3+ Review in Pre-school
OBA – Who is better off??? • Increased knowledge of brain development in the womb – 3 years • Confidence to help parents, identify who needs additional support Solihull training • Confidence to deliver programme • Confident using Solihull approach in daily work • Parent Child Relationship Group based • Confidence antenatal care & • Social Networks education • Partnership HV alignment to • Support for settings with health information and advice Pre-schools • Benefits to children’s learning / development • Parents respected and empowered 3+ Year Health & • Parent’s have a better understanding of their child’s social and emotional needs Wellbeing • Early interventions disaggregated by intervention service review • Improved ASQ scores following early intervention
Messages from parents I really enjoyed the Feel supported whole class experience More Confidence and confident – I have made new friends – we are in touch daily - the babies are now 6 months old I feel we really know our baby Understand needs of my baby Midwives were fantastic – great to get the same It really brought my midwife each time husband and I closer together
Getting Ready for Baby Getting Ready for Toddler • Thanks for listening • siobhan.slavin@hscni.net
Workstream 2 Amanda McLean – Implementation Manager
Overview • Set context of Early Intervention Support Service (EISS) within PHA • Outcomes & performance of EISS • Outline the features of the EISS • QUB process evaluation & research • Sustainability & mainstreaming of EISS • Stakeholder engagement
Early Intervention Support Service Model Supporting families when problems arise before they need statutory involvement Early Family Group Parenting Intervention Conferencing Programmes Support Service
1 How much did Regional EISS do? Number of referrals through Referring Agencies Apr 16 – Main Reason for referral Top 10 Apr 16 – Mar 17 (#1750) Mar 17 (#981) Youth Justice 1 Self-care support 48 Behaviour Support (EA) 2 Community organisation 3 Family breakdown 61 PSNI 4 Re-Referral 5 Adult Mental health Issues 75 Education Psychologist 5 School Nurse 5 Counselling services for children/young 100 Single Point of Entry (Referral… 8 people Voluntary organisation 10 EBD support pre-school children 142 SureStart 10 Other 14 Paediatrician/Community Paediatrician 24 EBD support parents 144 CAMHS 28 Education Welfare Service 35 Practical support 176 Gateway 38 GPs 46 EBD support post primary school children 200 Family Support… 54 School 70 Parenting programmes/parenting 379 support Health Visitor 99 Self referral 121 EBD support primary school children 425 Family Support Hub 399
How well did Regional EISS do it? Outcome of Intervention Apr 16 – Mar 17 based on families supported #707 4% Total families successfully completing intervention (#592) 12% Families disengaged from service/moved out of area (#83) Families escalated to Gateway (#32) 84%
How well did Regional EISS do it? • 532 parent/carer user satisfaction forms were issued; 471 (88%) were completed 91% of families rated the service as excellent & 6% rated the service as very good. • 301 child/young person user satisfaction forms were issued; 253 (85%) were completed 83% of children/young people rated the service as excellent & 18% rated the service as very good. “An invaluable service that is an essential part of our Hub network. Our most commonly requested service is for Home Visitation packages and EISS provides this with empathy and professionalism whilst keeping the family at the centre of their work. ” Lower North Belfast Family Support Hub Changed our lives! Couldn’t rate Brilliant service we will (worker) highly enough! (Mum) miss our project worker coming to help us. (9 year old child) "The service has been invaluable for pupils and families, I don't know where I would have turned to if EISS was not here. There have been great changes in pupils who have been directly supported by EISS staff". (School Principal)
Regional EISS - Is anyone better off? Cumulative based on Family Star Plus #626 families . ___ First Score ___ Last Score Star shows the average first and last scores for families included in this report;report downloaded 25 th September 2017.
Regional EISS - Is anyone better off? Cumulative based on Family Star Plus closed cases #613 Outcomes for Families How many service users improved (cumulative from 1 Apr 16 #613 families ) 120 100 Percentage 80 60 40 20 0 Total completing Family Improving in at least 1 Improving in at least 2 Improving in at least 3 Improving in at least 4+ Star Plus area areas areas areas Percentage 100 93 86 75 57
Regional EISS - Is anyone better off? Cumulative based on My Star #179 children & young people ___ First Score ___ Last Score This star shows the average first and last scores for families included in this report;report downloaded 25 th September 2017.
Regional EISS - Is anyone better off? Cumulative based on closed cases #141 Outcomes for Children and Young People How many Service Users Improved My Star - Northern Cumulative from Apr 1 2016 #141 Children and Young People 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Total completing My Star Improving in at least 1 area Improving in at least 2 Improving in at least 3 areas Improving in at least 4+ areas (#141) (#125) areas(#97) (#63) (#25) Series1 100% 89% 69% 45% 18%
Recommend
More recommend
