Issue - meetings

The report provided an annual update on the work of Early Intervention and Family Support Services.

Early Intervention and Family Support Services encompassed both statutory and non-statutory services and acted as the Local Authority’s lead for Bromley’s Support Families work as well taking strategic responsibility for Domestic Violence and Abuse (intergenerational).  A wide range of services and programmes were delivered including Children and Family Centres, Bromley Children Family Project and the Common Assessment Framework Team.

In considering the update, the Chairman welcomed work to support Ukrainian refugees including the establishment of the Ukrainian Hub and noted that a recent update to the Local Authority’s website meant that all embedded text (excluding downloadable documents) could be translated to any language.  Other initiatives included the Reducing Parental Conflict Programme, which would be an ongoing area of focus going forward with training made available to the wider Local Authority workforce, and the Parenting Hotline which replaced time-limited drop-in sessions at Children and Family Centres.  The Head of Service Early Intervention and Family Support Services invited all Committee Members to join monthly virtual Early Intervention and Family Support Information Sessions which were bookable via Eventbrite and further details of parenting courses and events would be provided to Committee Members following the meeting to share across their networks.

RESOLVED: That the annual update be noted.