Case studies

Multisystemic Therapy (MST) is a well-established and well evidenced approach for emotional and behavioural disorders. MST is an intensive family and community based intervention for young people aged 11-17 years.

This study aimed at understanding how to better encourage Surrey students to cycle to school.

The BookTrust’s Storytime Prize aims to build confidence and enjoyment in sharing books with children and encourage visits to the library, by inviting families to explore and vote for their national Storytime prizewinning book.

The Start Well Wheel is a tool for parents/carers to track all appointments and key milestones in their child’s life.

Tameside Story Makers has weekly storytelling sessions targeted at preschool-aged children.

Artists are working in libraries and children’s centres to develop their creative practice for babies and their families.

Libraries across Dorset host a range of early years programmes such as Rhyme Times, Library Gets Lively and Story Times to support early language development and a love of books and reading. Following a Rhyme Time session at Portland Library, staff identified a need to develop their sessions in response to the requirements of some of their families; in the main the isolation of some parents who found it difficult to break into established groups, or who were new to the area and had not developed relationships with other parents.

Sunderland, a city with a proud industrial past and a bold vision for the future, is undergoing significant transformation through Sunderland City Council’s City Plan, which focuses on creating a dynamic, inclusive, and sustainable city where people can live well, work successfully, and thrive together.

The Partnership Integrated Triage pilot was developed with a view to providing a streamlined and robust offer of early help to children and families as a high proportion of all information shared by the Police with Children’s Single point of contact concluded with no further action being taken.