Agenda item

All Age Early Help Strategy (HWB.04.04.2017/11)

Minutes:

The meeting received a report and presentation on the progress of the All Age Early Help Strategy 2017-20 and the key priorities and outcomes identified within it.  The meeting noted the strong links with the Health and Wellbeing Strategy within the 6 priorities and the extent to which the Strategy was building on previous work in this area.  The meeting noted the importance of partnership working to deliver the Strategy effectively, and the extent to which community assets would be the key to success. 

 

The meeting noted the further work required to consider current levels of expenditure on preventative initiatives, and to analyse the outcomes being achieved.  The availability of data to allow individuals and populations at risk to be identified, and to be targeted more effectively, required collaborative activity and the need to test new approaches was acknowledged.

 

The meeting discussed the need for behavioural change in Barnsley’s communities in relation to this Strategy, but more widely in achieving the objectives of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy.  The importance of engaging with schools to promote this message with young people was acknowledged, and the meeting noted that school leaders were engaged more than ever with this initiative.

 

RESOLVED that the Health and Wellbeing Board adopt the All Age Early Help Strategy and partner agencies consider how its implementation can be sponsored within their organisation.

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