West Belfast Family Support Hubs
Transcript of West Belfast Family Support Hubs
West Belfast Family Support Hubs Coverage of West Belfast
Greater Shankill Family Support Hub : Greater Shankill Partnership
Upper Springfield / Whiterock Hub : Whiterock Children’s Centre
Greater Falls Family Support Hub : Blackie River Community Group
Outer West Family Support Hub: Community Restorative Justice Ireland
West Belfast Family Support Hubs How much did we do?
1303
1774
1024 1099
Number of Families Referred Child / Children (C) Parent / Parents (P) Telephone enquiry/advice only
West Belfast Family Support Hubs Household composition
874
377
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Home (one parent)
Home (both parents)
Guardian
Home (one parent + partner)
Kinship Carer/s
Young person over 18
Parents-living separately
Young mum living at home withparents
Widow /Widower
Separation throughimprisonment
West Belfast Family Support Hubs
Children’s Age & Disability
541
661
424
131
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0-4 age range
5-10 age range
11-15 age range
16-17 age range
Parent under 18 years
118
317
165
Physical
Learning
Sensory
West Belfast Family Support Hubs Children’s profile
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West Belfast Family Support Hubs Parents' profile
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26
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14 12
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West Belfast Family Support Hubs Referring agency
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115
318
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0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
Other
Political Party
Statutory Agency not stated
Adult Mental Health Services
Allied Health Professsionals
Statutory Agency - Housing Provider
Other Social Work Services
CAMHS
Gateway
Education Welfare Service
Re-Referral
Hostel
GPs/Nurse
Voluntary organisation
Health Visitor
School
SureStart
Community organisation
Self referral
West Belfast Family Support Hubs Reasons for referral - 1
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111
116
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139
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209
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343
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Counselling services for children/young people
Youth activities/support
Adult Mental health Issues
EBD support for parents
Child care support
One to one support for young people
Parenting programmes/parenting support
Financial support
Practical support e.g. food, clothes, furniture...
Disability support
EBD support -children &YP
West Belfast Family Support Hubs Reasons for referral - 2
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Imprisonment
Illness
Trauma
Young carer
Domestic violence
Homelessness
Self harming (child)
School attendance
Offending for children and young people
Emotional support for child (bullying, separation etc.)
Drug/alcohol related harm/abuse by child or young person (0-18)(parents)
Housing
Education and employment support
Self-care support
Bereavement support Adult&Child
Counselling services for parent/s/families
Family breakdown
BME Support-reintergration prog
West Belfast Family Support Hubs Unmet Need
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0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Adult Mental health Issues
Drug/alcohol related harm/abuse by child/yp (0-18)
Financial support
Medical Reasons
Specialist Advice
Bereavement support adult/child
Youth activities/support
Summer Scheme
Emotional&behavioural difficulty support for primary children
Child care support
Disability support
Emotional&behavioural difficulty support-parents
English Classes
Parenting programmes/parenting support
Counselling services for children/young people
Afterschools Support
Total unmet need : 51
West Belfast Family Support Hubs Gaps/services on demand
Asd/Adhd assessment / support : ASD referrals diagnosed and yet to be diagnosed- requests around emotional regulation and behaviour management, parent support while awaiting asd assessment. Financial support Mentoring / personal development for 7-10 year olds (not counselling) Childcare support while parents attend support services (education/ training/ specialist appointments), or for integration purposes. Afterschool services English classes for new comers
West Belfast Family Support Hubs Is anyone better off?
1. Parent stated they very relieved that services were available- mum felt alone & very concerned that her son was becoming out of control. 2. Parent asked for help with her child`s “uncontrollable behaviour” and was referred for one to one support. Mum said “I think it was great, glad we were referred to it, I can see the difference in him, and my son hugs me now. Asks if I’m alright.” 3. A family with 4 children were referred to the Hub as mother was suffering from anxiety struggling to cope with her 13 year old son`s risk taking behaviour. The family attended a Strengthening Families Parenting Programme and mum reports that “so far the outcomes are positive and the experience with the Hub was very beneficial to their family”. 4. A family with 3 young children. Dad was terminally ill and subsequently died. They received support from a range of organisations with regard to child care, food, parenting and bereavement. The parent fed back to the health visitor that she was very pleased with how kind and supportive the hub was to her family.
Family feedback