Families First - Health Inclusion

Descriptions

Caerphilly County Borough Council on behalf of Caerphilly Children and Young Peoples PartnershipThe contract will commence on 1 November 2011 until 31 March 2013, with an option to extend for up to a further period of 12 months.Children and Young People’s (CYP) Partnerships were established across Wales in response to the statutory requirement for closer co-operation and partnership working between local authorities and other organisations including the voluntary and other statutory sectors. Families First is the Welsh Government’s key programme for designing better integrated support for families living in poverty. Its principal focus is supporting families through interventions at the preventative and protective stages. The programme aims to drive improvements to family support design and delivery and, in so doing, reduce the numbers of families developing more complex needs and requiring more intensive and costly interventions. Objectives of the Project:To provide an outreach service for young parents under 25 years of age, with a whole family approach and where there are emerging needs. The project will focus on health by enabling family engagement into universal or specialist services through group work and individual support. The strands of the project are:Sexual HealthSmoking Cessation*Please be aware that TUPE may apply for this provision*