Early Help Assessment

Completing the Early Help Assessment will help to:

• provide a structure for recording and sharing information, with consent
• involve other services to improve the outcomes for the child or young person
• address concerns about a child or young person’s well-being in more than one area
• provide a common form of assessment which will be familiar across children and young people’s services
• reduce duplication for practitioners

This will result in:

• earlier and holistic identification of the child or young person’s needs
• facilitation of better joint working with the parent or carer before the child or young person’s needs escalate
• reducing multiple assessments for young people and their families

For more information please contact the Single Point of Access (SPA).