Early Help assess and supports families to tackle difficulties for children, young people and families before they become more serious. .

The service aims to:

• provide the right help first time that meets identified needs
• improve outcomes for children and young people
• prevent the escalation of issues that would then require statutory intervention.

The service offers:

• Universal Plus family support
• group programmes and support
• evidence-based CODA (children overcoming domestic abuse)
• parent and child mediation
• low level parental conflict support
• Barnet integrated clinical services (BICS)
• universal and targeted outreach and group activities for under fives
• positive activities and interventions for children and young people
• targeted youth intervention
• welfare and employment advice
• other interventions, such as one-off workshops, groups, and pro-active signposting to other agencies.

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