Social care

Our children’s social care teams work with families who need support.

We have a team in each of the district council localities, these are joint teams with health services, Early Help and Family and assessment, support Teams.

Our support ranges from the point of a referral being made, through to a single assessment and, where necessary, into longer term working relationships for ongoing advice, support, guidance and interventions to keep children safe.

We also work closely with our specialist SEND teams including our children with disability service. 

We believe that children should live with their own families and family networks whenever it is safe for them to do so. Our practice is underpinned by the value we place on working collaboratively with families with a restorative, holistic whole-family approach to support them in finding their own solutions and building on their strengths.