Every Child Matters

"Every Child Matters" is a Government Green Paper published in 2003 which has been adopted by local authorities and umbrella organisations such as Home-Start, to target specific outcomes that will benefit children in the long term by initially adopting a 3 year interim plan (2005 - 2008) with 5 specific outcomes. These outcomes are:

  • Being Healthy - Enjoying good physical and mental health and living a healthy lifestyle
  • Staying safe - Being protected from harm and neglect and growing up able to look after themselves
  • Enjoying and Achieving - Getting the most out of life and Developing broad skills for adulthood
  • Making a positive contribution - To the community, to Society and not engaging in Antisocial Behaviour
  • Economic Well-being - Overcoming socio-economic disadvantages to achieve their full potential in life

Services and Interventions required by Children's Fund and ON Track in the London borough of Brent which Home-Start Brent aims to deliver include the following:

Outcome 1

  • · Nutrition and Healthy Eating
  • · Solution focused Family Support
  • · Refugee Family Support
  • · Mediation

Outcome 3

  • · Transition Mentors
  • · Family Support Workers
  • · Children's ON Track
  • · Home/School Liaison

Outcome 2

  • · Domestic Violence Support
  • · Multiple Intervention Co-ordinators (MIC)
  • · Summer Play Schemes

Outcome 4

  • · Youth Inclusion
  • · Support Panel
  • · Junior Youth Intervention Programme
  • · Home/School Liaison

Outcome 5

  • · Capacity Building

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