Professional Referral

The Continuum of Support is intended to provide clarity to practitioners of the type of support available below the threshold for statutory children’s safeguarding services. It promotes earlier help for families to address emerging issues before they escalate to crisis points and aims to ensure that children are kept safe from harm. This Continuum of Support provides examples to help identify some of the factors that may indicate a child requires additional support to achieve their full potential. There is a focus on relationships through partnership working, shared decision making, needs based and evidence-based support.