Help us with Early Help

Voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations that come into contact with children and young people are incredibly diverse. They range from small groups such as local drama or art clubs primarily run by volunteers to large national organisations including charities with mainly paid staff.

One thing that they all have in common is the important part they can play in safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that they work with. Often they are in a good position to spot a problem developing at an early stage and put families in touch with services that can support them.

Dudley’s Early Help is about taking action early and as soon as possible to provide support for children, young people and their families who may be facing some challenges.

We want to take up a few minutes of your time to find out what VCS organisations understand about Dudley’s Early Help offer, what are the challenges, what’s working well and what support is needed. Please complete this short survey which will take around 5 minutes to complete all the information you provide will be treated as confidential and anonymised.

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* 1. Have you heard about Early Help?

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* 2. Do you feel confident in approaching families about Early help?

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* 3. Do you feel confident initiating an early help assessment?

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* 4. Do you know how to contact your Early Help Enabler?

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* 5. Have you ever engaged in the early help process? (i.e. filling out a form, making or receiving a referral)

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* 6. What do you feel the voluntary sectors involvement in the Early Help process should be?

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* 7. What support do you think should be put in place to encourage more voluntary sector organisations to engage with Early Help?

Many thanks for taking the time to complete this survey. Your views and experiences will help us to understand the current situation with Early Help for voluntary sector organisations and identify any help or support that may be needed. 

We will share feedback from this consultation through the Children's, Young Peoples and Families network -  https://dudleycypfnetwork.net/

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