Early Help - Consultancy, Advice and Guidance
Early Help Officers provide Early Help consultancy to support any agency undertaking Early Help work. Early Help consultancy includes:
- being the first point of contact for advice and guidance, when an agency is unclear if a contact needs to be made to the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub
- advising if the child or family is already open to a children and families services
- supporting others to complete an Early Help Assessment Signs of Wellbeing
- supporting Early Help coordinators across the partnership around our strengths based approach to the effective delivery of Early Help through briefings, workforce development, information, advice and guidance
- providing support and challenge to agencies completing Early Help Assessment Signs of Wellbeing, to ensure that the work they are completing, alongside children and families, has significant and sustained impact
- identifying and address any drift and delay in Early Help cases coordinated by partner agencies
Contact the Early Help Team
There is a named Early Help Officer (EHO) for every Team around the School. The EHO's are the district officers, you can find their contact details on our contact page.
Consultation, Advice and Guidance
Cumberland Early Help Team dedicated consultation advice and guidance.
Telephone: 0333 2401727
Early Help Strategy
The purpose of this strategy is to set out how all those working with children, young people and their families will deliver services in a way which ensures they maximise their potential and keep them safe without recourse to targeted or intensive interventions from statutory agencies.
Safety Happiness and Health Toolkit
The Cumbria Safeguarding Youth Voices have developed a toolkit for safety happiness and health, for young people.