NSPCC Learning Podcast 1: Together for Childhood overview
Mar 15, 2019
Jon Brown, the Head of Development and Impact at NSPCC and a qualified social worker, delves into the Together for Childhood initiative. He discusses its innovative strategies aimed at preventing child abuse through collaboration among local sectors. Jon highlights the importance of community engagement and partnerships in securing sustainable funding and fostering long-term solutions. The focus is on shifting from reactive support to proactive measures, with an emphasis on key programs promoting healthy relationships and evaluating community impact.
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Secure Strategic Partnerships Early
- Build formal agreements and senior buy-in at the start with local authorities, police, health and education.
- Set up partnership boards and memorandums of understanding to secure strategic commitment and funding alignment.
Austerity Drives Prevention Momentum
- Financial pressures and austerity make prevention more attractive because reactive services become unsustainable.
- Framing work around ACEs and trauma helps local systems plan coordinated early interventions.
Why Those Four Sites Were Chosen
- The four sites were chosen where NSPCC already had a presence and local appetite for prevention.
- In Grimsby and Govan the focus is on family adversities; in Plymouth and Stoke it includes preventing sexual abuse.