Child poverty figures fall by 2%
June 14, 2012
The BBC is covering a fall in figures for Child Poverty on 14 June http://bbc.in/MCz5QP
Calling all parents! Your council needs you
May 28, 2012
Warwickshire County Council’s Family and Parenting Support Team and Family Information Service are looking to recruit parents and carers to help improve family services offered in the county.
The volunteers would be asked for their opinions about things like service access and delivery, as well as information presentation and content in order to help the services offer the right support to families at the right time.
The time commitment for volunteers is very small – up to a couple of hours 4 times a year – although all volunteers don’t have to take part in each project. A full explanation is given before each task so parents can decide if the topic is something they can support with or not.
So far the team has used the parent panel to advise on quality and content of service literature and their views will lead to a number of changes being made. Many of the volunteers will also be involved in an upcoming survey about parenting support in the county.
Parenting Practitioner Lorraine Jaeger set up the parent volunteer scheme, she said: “We want our group of volunteers to mirror typical Warwickshire families and to represent everyone’s views. We are looking to recruit people from all backgrounds with children of all ages and abilities and we can make adjustments to tasks to meet individual needs.
“All we require from our volunteers is that they have responsibility for children and a desire to help influence the way family services are offered in the county. It’s a chance for families to have a say and make a difference.
To find out more please call 01926 742191 or email FPSvolunteers@warwickshire.gov.uk.
Adoption Service makes good progress
May 28, 2012
The recently published ‘Adoption Scorecards’ for local authorities across England show that Warwickshire has continued to improve since last year.
The scorecards also indicate that Warwickshire’s performance is above the national average in placing children in adoptive placements and meeting Government timescales.
In December 2011 Warwickshire Adoption Service participated in a pilot inspection with OFSTED and was assessed to be providing a Good service in all areas.
Cllr Heather Timms, Warwickshire County Council’s Portfolio Holder for Children, Young People and Families, said: “While the scorecards highlight the importance of speed and our improvements in reducing delays, we will continue to focus on ensuring that children have good quality and permanent, loving homes.”
County chemists to offer alcohol advice
May 14, 2012
People can pop into their local pharmacy for on the spot advice about sensible drinking during May 2012.
Information will be available in these venues around Warwickshire for the whole month as part of a health improvement campaign to raise awareness of the harm alcohol can cause.
As part of the Public Health campaign, training has also been arranged for pharmacy staff to help them speak to the public about alcohol and safe drinking.
Coventry and Warwickshire’s treatment service, The Recovery Partnership, who are commissioned by the Warwickshire Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT), will train pharmacy counter staff to understand alcohol units and safer drinking limits, and learn more about the risks from excessive alcohol use. This will give them confidence to speak to customers about alcohol and signpost them to further services more appropriately.
This is part of a wider NHS Warwickshire Public Health project – the Health Champion Programme – set up to address a range of health related matters in partnership with the Local Pharmaceutical Committee and all pharmacies across the county.
Under the programme, pharmacies support three nominated public health topics each year by setting up visual displays, providing information, and offering advice to customers.
Warwickshire’s Director of Public Health, John Linnane, said: “Pharmacies were an obvious choice for us as venues for the mini health campaigns as they are well positioned in local communities and convenient for patients and the public.
“As they have regular contact with members of the public, pharmacy staff can have a great impact on improving the health of people in Warwickshire. As well as alcohol, in 2012, we will also be looking at mental health and wellbeing, and healthy eating so similar campaigns on these themes will run in pharmacies later in the year.”
Paul Hooper, Warwickshire’s Substance Misuse Manager added: “The DAAT are pleased to be involved in this health campaign with local pharmacies. Alcohol misuse is a serious issue which causes a great deal of harm to individuals and their families so we welcome the opportunity to raise awareness of the issue.
“By passing on information safe drinking limits and offering advice to help people manage their alcohol intake, we hope to bring down the number of alcohol related hospital admissions, reduce the number of people in treatment and improve general health of the Warwickshire residents.”
For alcohol advice from the DAAT go to http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/alcohol and to find out more about the Recovery Partnership visit www.cw-recovery.org.uk/
New Powers Will Effectively ‘Close’ Problem Alcohol Retailers
May 14, 2012
Businesses that persistently sell alcoholic drinks to children could lose their license to sell alcohol in a matter of a few short weeks, thanks to new powers given to Warwickshire County Council’s Trading Standards Service.
Trading Standards Officers and the Police can now stop businesses selling alcohol for up to two weeks where the retailer is found to have made two or more sales of alcohol to children in a three month period.
For many stores that rely wholly or predominately on the sale of alcohol for their profits, such as off-licenses, preventing a retailer from selling alcohol can often have a significant effect upon a business – effectively closing it for trade.
These new powers offer Trading Standards Services the opportunity to take quick and decisive action against problem businesses, whilst still allowing Officers to take a full prosecution if a business transgressed further.
Warwickshire County Councillor Richard Hobbs, Portfolio Holder for Community Safety said:
“Most retailers understand the problems caused by under-age drinking, to the health of young people and in terms of anti-social behaviour in the community.”
“They take their responsibilities seriously and ensure that children and young people cannot buy alcohol.”
“However, there remains a small minority who despite education, support and warnings, continue to sell to under 18’s. This new power will help us to take quick and decisive action against them which will have an effect not only on their alcohol sales, but their entire business.”
In the latest undercover test purchase exercise, 17 alcohol retailers were visited across North Warwickshire, Nuneaton and Bedworth and Rugby. Four sales of alcohol were made to 15 year old child volunteers.
· Nuneaton and Bedworth and North Warwickshire: 11 alcohol test purchases attempted and one sale made (in North Warwickshire).
· Rugby: six alcohol test purchases attempted and three sales made.
Businesses that were suspected of selling alcohol to children were targeted. Warwickshire Trading Standards uses information and intelligence gathered from local communities to target problem businesses.
Investigations by Warwickshire Trading Standards Service are now on-going.
· A recent survey has revealed that 20% of 13-year-olds drink alcohol at least once a week. In 2009, the Chief Medical Officer advised that under-15s should not be drinking alcohol at all.
· Alcohol misuse is a major public health problem, placing a heavy burden on society, and affecting a large number of individuals of all ages.
· A new national alcohol strategy was published in March 2012.
· In Warwickshire, alcohol is key public health priority having featured in the Director of Public Health’s annual report of 2011; it is a cross-cutting priority for all four Community Safety Partnerships; and there is Warwickshire wide alcohol implementation plan supported by all key stakeholders.
Under 18?
Contact Compass Warwickshire for drug and alcohol advice, information and specialist treatment on freephone 08000 88 72 48. The service is available between the hours of 9am and 5pm. Please leave a message if your call isn’t answered – someone will get back to you.
More information from – http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/alcohol
Note
In addition to the new powers detailed above, brought in following an amendment to the Licensing Act 2003, Trading Standards Officers also have the option to prosecute as an alternative. The offence of persistently selling alcohol to children now carries a maximum fine of £20,000 (raised from £10,000) and following conviction, a Magistrates court could suspend the retailers licence to sell alcohol for up to three months.
All About Charlie
May 14, 2012
A young boy supported by Warwickshire County Council’s Integrated Disability Service (IDS) gives a child’s perspective on how the service has helped him and his family.
Charlie Kiefte is three years old and lives with his parents, two brothers, and his sister in Rugby. Charlie has CHARGE syndrome, a condition which means he has breathing and swallowing difficulties, a hearing loss and balance difficulties. He also has Omenn’s syndrome and was born with no immune system, a thymus transplant to treat this has been successful and he is still building up his immunity as a result.
For the first 21 months of his life Charlie was looked after in hospital but now – as his condition improves – he is supported to live at home by his family and Children’s Community Nurses.
The family do so much with Charlie to help with his development, a mammoth task for mum Rachel who also has three other young children to care for. She has learned from the nurses who help the family 6 nights per week when he uses oxygen and requires regular suctioning, as well as assisting with his feeding tube and helping him to walk independently.
Donna Clifton and Val Redhead from the IDS commend Rachel’s tremendous efforts and her untiring support which has been invaluable in helping Charlie so he can now attend nursery as his older siblings did. Donna and Val wrote about some of Charlie’s experiences from his perspective which Charlie’s family are keen to share with other families.
Imagining what Charlie would say, the two professionals put together Charlie’s story:
“I have lots of people come to my home to see me. These are nurses, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, social workers, community nurses and play therapists.
“A lady called Val from the IDS portage service comes to play with me. She brings lots of toys and my favourite toy is the ball tube but I also like singing five little monkeys and what’s in the bag is fun too!
“When my immune system started to get better Mummy talked to Val about the possibility of going to nursery. Mummy and Daddy wanted me to go to the Blue Strawberry just like my brothers and sisters did. A lady called Suzanne came to see me with Val and she talked to me and Mummy about the nursery but there were lots of things to be done before I could go.
“Val asked Mummy if I could go to Little Apples ‘Stay and Play’ group as a stepping stone for me to start at big nursery and we said yes. I have been going regularly ever since. I am sad when I have I miss sessions because sometimes I have to go into hospital.
“I usually go to play group with the nurses to give Mummy a little break. I enjoy all the activities but my favourites are painting, singing, looking at books and putting my apple on the tree. I have made lots of friends and I loved the Christmas party and meeting Santa.
“Mummy has worked hard to teach me Makaton sign language. I use it now to communicate and Val says that I have taught her lots of new signs. With my help Val can now sign all the colours of the rainbow. I am very excited about getting my new iPad as this will help people to communicate with me.
“In January I had my first experience of going to big nursery. At first I went with Mummy for just half an hour but now I am going for two whole sessions. After Easter, I will be doing another session just like the other children in my group.
“I am pleased now I am big but I will miss Little Apples, and Val who won’t be bringing me her toys to play with at home anymore because there are lots of toys and activities for me at nursery.
“I have really enjoyed meeting the people who have helped me achieve my goal to go to nursery just like my brothers and sister did. I can’t wait to meet new people, make new friends and learn lots of new and exciting things. Thank you for reading my story.”
The Integrated Disability Service provides lots of support for children and young people with physical disabilities, sensory impairments, complex learning difficulties and communication difficulties (which includes pupils with autism spectrum and specific language disorders).
The service promotes inclusion of disabled youngsters in mainstream settings, and offers practical help and advice to families at home, and about children at school, in childcare, and at play activities.
Integrated Disability Head, Lynne Barton added: “This story demonstrates how when professionals all work together with a family from the earliest possible moment we can make a long lasting difference for the future. Charlie is a delight and I look forward to hearing all about his next achievements.”
Notes to editors
Integrated Disability Service Teams
· The Child Development Service providing a co-ordinated, multi-agency assessment and follow up services to pre-school children with complex needs.
· The Birth to Three Portage Service providing home-based teaching service for babies and very young children up to the age of 3.
· The Pre-School Service, including Area SENCos, who support children in mainstream Early Years’ Settings across Warwickshire.
· The Short Break Service, who can look after children and young people in their own home environment or support them to access activities within their local community.
· The SEN Childcare Service, who support the inclusion of children and young people with SEN and disabilities up to the age of 18 in a range of childcare settings.
· The Family Key Worker Service, providing families with a single point of contact who then acts as a source of support for the family and a link by which other services are accessed.
· Social Care Service, a team of dedicated Social Care Workers and Social Workers providing services to disabled children and young people aged birth to 18 and their families.
· The Physical Disability Team, which includes Occupational Therapy and Specialist Teachers, who provide advice and support to ensure that children achieve the greatest possible independence both at home and school.
· The Autism Team, including specialist teaching staff, Inclusion Assistants, Specialist Social Worker, Connexions Personal Adviser etc; Sensory & Complex Team, including Specialist Teachers, Teaching Assistants and an Educational Audiologist.
· The Specific Language Disorder Team, which provides an outreach service to all mainstream schools and also has staff in 7 bases in mainstream primary schools.
· The Sensory and Complex Team, which is made up of staff who work with children with Complex Needs in mainstream schools and children with a Visual Impairment and Hearing Loss.
· The Connexions Specialist Careers’ Advisory Team, linked to Special Schools, they offer information and guidance to young people aged 13-19, supporting them into positive destinations when they leave schools.
· The Volunteer Team, who work alongside other IDS teams, providing extra support to children, young people and families.
Health and Wellbeing Blog launches
May 14, 2012
Warwickshire’s Health and Wellbeing Board have been celebrating the launch of a new blog today http://healthwarwickshire.wordpress.com
The aim of the blog is to give our residents news and information about the important health issues affecting them within the County. Those visiting the site will be able to see details on local health initiatives, agendas and minutes of all meetings, information on board members and information on how the board will work together to improve the health and wellbeing outcomes for the residents of Warwickshire,
Health and Wellbeing Boards are a central concept in the government’s reform of health and social care, which is outlined in the Health and Social Care Act 2012
The vision is that the Board will act as the main strategy forum for health and care in the County; bringing together colleagues from the county council, district and borough councils, the NHS, public health and social care. The Board’s key responsibilities will be:
· To ensure a coordinated approach to health, social care and public health across the County
· To lead the development of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
· To develop a shared Health and Wellbeing Strategy that will act as an overarching strategy for all the partners involved
· To receive and consider the commissioning plans of the GP led Clinical Commissioning Groups
· To receive and consider patient and public feedback via regular reports from Warwickshire HealthWatchSpeaking about the blog, Director of Public Health,
Dr John Linnane said:
“The blog will provide us with a great way to communicate key messages to a variety of audiences in a timely manner. Warwickshire was one of the first local authorities to establish a Health and Wellbeing Board in 2011 and yet it is already becoming a useful forum for reaching high level agreements on the principles of how health and social care will be delivered in the future. I am hopeful that the blog will now be used as a regular tool to see how that will be achieved.”
Bryan Stoten, Chair of the Health and Well-being Board said
“Good health for Warwickshire residents is what the County Council puts at the heart of its priorities. We can only do that with people’s support , they need to know what we are doing and why we think it will improve their health and social care. The goal for all of us must be to achieve the fullest engagement about their Health and Wellbeing between our residents and those providing their care.”
For more information on the Health and Wellbeing Board log onto http://healthwarwickshire.wordpress.com
Take time to care
May 14, 2012
The events are all taking place during Foster Care Fortnight (14-27 May), a national campaign from the Fostering Network to raise the profile of fostering and encourage more people to consider this rewarding career.
Kelly Furness from the county council’s fostering service said: “Currently there are around 660 children looked after by Warwickshire County Council. This number has increased steadily over the past few years so demand for quality placements is high and we are always keen to recruit new carers to give these young people the benefit of a stable family life.
“With this in mind, staff from the fostering team and some of the county’s foster carers will be available at local events to give friendly, informal advice and information.”
Events are taking place at the following venues:
Friday 18 May – 9am-5pm Information Stall at Abbeygate Shopping Centre, Nuneaton
Monday 21 May – 9am – 5pm Information Stall at Clock Towers Shopping Centre Rugby (information to take away will be available all day with staff available between 11am – 2pm)
Friday 25 May – 10am – 2pm Information Stall at Tesco Store Warwick, Emscote Road, Warwick
Thursday 31 May – 10am – 12pm Information Stall at Kenilworth Library, Smalley Place, Kenilworth
Weekend 16 and 17 June – 11am – 4pm Information Stall at Leamington Peace Festival, Pump Room gardens Leamington Spa
Kelly is clear that almost anyone has the potential to be a foster carer, she added: “We are looking for foster carers who are single or couples; with or without children, retired, unemployed or working, so we can find the best match for every child or young person. What matters most is that you have time, space, commitment, patience, a caring nature and skills to work with children and their families. We are particularly interested in hearing from people who may be looking to foster teenagers.
We really hope people considering fostering will pop along to an event or get in touch during Foster Care Fortnight to find out more.”
There are different types of foster care, depending on the needs of children and young people.
They include short term foster care from a couple of months to a couple of years, to permanent foster care where a child who cannot live with their own family stays with a family throughout childhood and onto adulthood.
Whilst Warwickshire Fostering Service wants to hear from anyone interested in foster care, it is particularly important for them to find people willing to look after: teenagers; siblings; children older than eight who need permanent placements; or young people from other cultures. Parent and child placements are also required so the service would like to speak to anyone with space to house these families.
Full training and support is given to foster carers, who are matched to one or more of the different foster care schemes, depending on what suits their lifestyles and commitments. Carers are paid an allowance which reflects the real cost of looking after a child.
If you are interested in finding out more about Fostering for Warwickshire but cannot attend the above events please contact Central Fostering on freephone 0800 4081556 or register your interest online at
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/fostering.
Case study
Fostering good relationships – Jamie and Maxine
Jamie and Maxine Chapman are Warwickshire foster carers who live in Coventry with their seven year old daughter Ruby. The couple also have an older son, Matt, who is in his twenties and has moved out of home.
They have been approved long term and respite carers for almost two and a half years and in this time have looked after three teenage boys. They are also ‘Staying Put’ carers, which means they are able to continue to provide a home for young people after their eighteenth birthday. Currently they are looking after two boys, one of whom has been with them from the start.
Jamie and Maxine became carers as they enjoy parenting with all its day to day challenges and felt they had the time, space and desire to offer a home to children who through no fault of their own had missed out on a happy family life. Speaking with foster carer friends, they became more aware of the difficult lives some of the children coming into care have faced and they wanted to help make a difference.
At first the couple were unsure of what type of foster carers they would be but with support from Warwickshire Fostering Service they were matched to the teenage scheme which they have found very rewarding. Jamie said: “One of the advantages of fostering is that we can review the support we offer as circumstances change within the family, whilst this arrangement suits us at the moment thing may change as Ruby gets older so Warwickshire’s different schemes will allow us to adapt.”
As part of Foster Care Fortnight, Maxine and Jamie have spoken about their experiences to help make people more aware of what life is like for a foster family.
Maxine said: “You’ve got to be intuitive as parents to try to overcome things just as you would do with your own children so it is important to take time to get to know the young people in your care so you can offer them the right emotional support.
“We’re just like a big family and include the boys we’ve looked after in every aspect of family life to decision making to days out and holidays. Everyone has learnt so much from each other and we’ve tried lots of new things. All the children’s interests are different but when we’re together everyone has been happy to try out new things such as horse riding and football which Ruby really enjoys.
“We’ve come up against behaviour and education issues in the past with the boys who have been very disengaged and disillusioned. We’ve worked with them to get them back on track, raise their self-worth and help them to achieve and make them see that they have the same opportunities as their peers.
“Being a teenager is tough enough without the stigma of being in care and we have found that this has often presented in challenging behaviour such as lying and stealing. In these situations we have found sticking to our care plan and safeguarding ourselves through clear boundary setting and introducing trust to nurture respect has helped.
“Low confidence is also common so we do what we can to encourage the young people to make their own decisions but to also understand the consequences of their actions. We do a lot of looking back and forgiving which helps them move forward and become strong enough to tackle issues that they come up against.
“A lot of people have a bad perception of children in care and assume they must be naughty or hard to control. In most cases however it’s a case of bad parenting and the young people can’t be held at fault. They carry a great weight around with them and have different priorities to other children. We try to teach them that it is the experiences they have endured not them which seems to help them accept the situation.
Jamie continued: “Due to the lack of stability in their own lives we often feel a bit like a sticking plaster holding things together on a day to day basis but the positives of this job far outweigh any obstacles we face. At the start of a placement our boys have been shy and withdrawn with their heads down but once they realise they are safe and secure you see the head begin to lift and as their confidence grows.
“When you hear about the things they have achieved, or they may cook you a meal or invite you to a parents’ evening it’s a wonderful feeling – knowing that you’ve played a part makes us feel proud – of them and us.
“Fostering is a very fulfilling experience and almost anyone with an adaptable attitude and the right expectations of the role could do it – ‘if you think you can do it you probably can’. Having said that there are some attributes a carer needs to make the job easier. Patience and perseverance are necessary as things take time from approval as a carer, through the training and in every placement. Prospective carers can’t expect to see a difference immediately but should know that extending friendship and concern to the young people is a great first step.
“Tolerance and compassion are also essential qualities in order to understand what children have been through and offer the right support to them. Clear boundaries help give structure and routine but a carer needs to be flexible too and expect these to be stretched before they are pulled back. It’s also important not to hold grudges or take things personally, there will be arguments and things will get broken but work through it. We find it helps to make clear to the young people that whilst this is their home we expect them to put aside their issues, get involved with family life, and return the same respect and kindness we extend to them.
“I would urge anyone thinking about fostering to find out as much as they can. It is a job with huge responsibility but that shouldn’t put anyone off as excellent training and support is available at every step from the fostering service and foster carer support groups. Be open-minded and talk to the fostering social worker about the kind of care you could offer. We learned so much about ourselves through the approval process so expect some surprises too.
“It’s extremely important for us as carers to take time for all the relationships in our life so we don’t lose sight of your own family. We make sure we support and listen to one another so no one’s needs are missed and we keep reminding ourselves why we doing this.
Ruby
Jamie and Maxine’s daughter Ruby loves being a foster sister and her account of foster family life won a Fostering Network blog competition. This is included below.
“I really like being part of a foster family because I get to meet new people and learn lots of new things. The boys that we foster are all different and I never know what they are going to be like, sometimes they are quiet and shy sometimes they are fun and loud. I like singing and dancing and sometimes they pretend they don’t but I know they do really when they start singing along to my music. I did worry that I would get less time to spend with my family once we started fostering but I was wrong we still get lots of time together.
“I don’t like it when they tease me because it’s annoying, but we soon make friends again. I like it when we go to the park or on holiday and there are more people to play with and more people to help me find new friends on the beach. The boys like it when I find new friends who have older brothers (and sisters!!). We do different things now as a family so that we include the new person and make them feel at home, one of my foster brothers is German so sometimes we have bratwurst. I do activities now that I probably wouldn’t have done before we fostered.
“I think fostering is a kind thing to do and you get to meet new people. I get to play with the young people who stay with u, even though their much older than me and I get to know them. I’ve done new things that the boys like to do like watch the sky blues play football at the Ricoh Arena. It is fun when the boys come on holiday with us to Plymouth and Spain. My friends think that I’ve got lots of older brothers and I think that’s nice.”
Ruby’s top tips
If the boy’s tease me I ignore them or tell mum or dad, after we will make friends again.
If mum and dad are sorting out some fostering stuff just go and find a way to entertain yourself, because I will always have time with my family.
I always like to talk to my new foster brothers when I meet them and ask lots of questions, I think that they like this.
The national picture
A child comes into care and needs a foster family every 22 minutes across the UK. This 22 minutes figure will be the Fostering Network’s lead message across traditional and social media activity for Foster Care Fortnight 2012 (14-27 May). It highlights the urgent need for foster carers right across the country – the charity estimates that at least 8,750 new foster families are needed in 2012 alone.
Giving parents a voice
May 11, 2012
A programme at Southam Children’s Centre has helped local families develop a voice in their community.
Six parents completed the Involving Parents programme earlier this year by attending a course of six weekly sessions at the centre which helped them to build confidence, share information, gain skills, and address family matters.
As a result all six have signed up as volunteers at the Children’s Centre, with specific roles around bringing new parents into the centre, and helping with tracking outcomes of those parents that have engaged with services that are moving on.
All have been offered further training opportunities to develop their skills, such as Child Protection Level 1, and Befriending and Mentoring. One parent is booked onto a short course with a member of staff from the centre, to become a future facilitator of the Involving Parents programme.
In addition two parents have gone on to undertake a Level 2 programme, Children and Young People workforce, and one parent on a Level 3 Health and Social Care Course.
The course which has been running successful for some time around the county is devised and delivered by Warwickshire County Council’s Family and Parenting Support Team. Parenting Participation Development Officer Lorraine Jaeger said: “The Involving Parents programme at Southam brought together a number of parents who spent time looking at ways they could actively contribute to developing services and influence decisions in their local community.
It’s great to see that the parents got so much out of it and are taking further training opportunities. Their feedback has been really encouraging, the course has given them new skills, they have made new friends and now feel more empowered to influence change in their neighbourhood.”
More programmes are currently planned to run in Wellesbourne, Kingsbury, Mancetter, Bulkington and Rugby. For more information or to find out about a course near you, contact Lorraine Jaeger on 01926 742468 or email lorrainejaeger@warwickshire.gov.uk.
Involving Parents Programme
The programme is 6 weeks long, with a taster session first. It is aimed at all interested parents and carers in local areas who attend weekly 2 hours long sessions. The sessions are designed to increase their confidence, and boost skills especially around getting involved in communities.
The programme is mainly delivered at Warwickshire Children’s Centre’s and results in parents joining or forming a parents’ forums, or getting involved in volunteering. It gets people to realise how valuable their input is in shaping services, and influencing the way they are delivered.
The programme can also be accredited through Open College Network, and the content includes awareness on safeguarding and Health and Safety issues. It looks at family diversity and the resources available for families within local communities.
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