Child and Family Support Teams (for 'children in need' of family support : intensive intervention )
Social Workers will provide:
- Child and family assessments for children aged 0-18 and their families
- Private fostering assessments
Social workers and Child and Family Workers on local teams will
- Lead Child in need plans and reviews and arrange delivery of short term support for children and their families where the children are experiencing social and emotional difficulties that if their needs are not met could impair their development.
Useful links
- Multi-Agency Thresholds Guidance
- Concerned about a child or young person?
- Services Available to Looked After Children Placed in Cumbria by Other Local Authorities (PDF 86KB)
- Children Looked After Strategy Action Plan (PDF 465KB)
- Children Looked After Strategy 2019 - 2023 (PDF 6MB)
- Cumbria CLA Sufficiency Strategy 2022 - 2025 (PDF 142KB)