How to Commission So Practitioners Can Actually Help Families
Every local authority leader I speak to wants the same thing:A system that stops firefighting and starts preventing harm.
Why trauma informed early help is essential to reducing knife crime
There are moments when evidence lands with such clarity that it becomes impossible to “unsee”. New national findings by Dr Tom Roberts and...
Children’s Early Help Isn’t a Service. It’s a System Behaviour
There is no term more widely used, and more widely misunderstood, in local authority children’s services than early help. Every strategy...
Commissioning a Service Isn’t Commissioning System Change for Children
You can meet every statutory duty, commission a “good” local provider, and still watch demand rise, crises spike, and scrutiny tighten. I...
Nursery World: Why Trauma-Informed Practice Must Lead the Way
We’re delighted to share that Dr Asha Patel, Clinical Psychologist and Trauma Informed Practice expert, is featured in this month’s Nursery...
Why SMHL Training Matters After Holidays. A Trauma Informed Approach
Why Every School Needs a Senior Mental Health Lead This January, and beyond! When children and young people return from the holidays,...
Trauma-Informed Programmes: Tools and Strategies for Local Authorities
How do you know if your trauma-informed approach is working across your local area? With the ongoing social care reforms, local...