Family Safeguarding Hertfordshire

This document describes an evaluation of the Family Safeguarding Hertfordshire (FSH) program, which was designed to enhance outcomes for children and parents by integrating services to tackle issues like domestic abuse, substance misuse, and mental health. The evaluation utilized a mixed-methods approach, including staff surveys, interviews, case studies, and analysis of performance data. Findings revealed improvements in worker skills, family engagement, and reductions in the time children spent in care, with the integration of adult workers in teams being notably effective. Despite challenges such as worker stress and technical issues, the FSH model demonstrated effectiveness, with cost savings and better outcomes for families. Recommendations include continued support and training to ensure the program's sustainability and success. The evaluation suggests that the FSH's multidisciplinary approach could provide valuable insights for Children's Services on a national level, despite some limitations in data robustness and evaluation period. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: Department for Education (DfE)
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Impact evaluation; Process evaluation
• Impact methods: Generic research method
• Process methods: Individual interviews; Surveys and polling
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: July 2017

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes