Positive Families Partnership
Aligned SDGs
- Positive Families Partnership
- General overview
- Location
- Involved organisations
- Outcome metrics
- Other resources
- Spreadsheet of data
- Positive Families Partnership
- General overview
- Location
- Involved organisations
- Outcome metrics
- Other resources
- Spreadsheet of data
General overview
Stage of development: Complete
Policy sector: Child and family welfare
Date outcomes contract signed: Jun 2017
Start date of service provision: Feb 2018
Anticipated completion date: Dec 2023
Actual completion date: Aug 2023
Capital raised (minimum): GBP 4.50m (USD 6m)
Max potential outcome payment: GBP 10m
Intervention
The intervention carries out two therapeutic services: multisystemic therapy (MST) and functional family therapy (FFT). Both therapies involve working closely with families, coaching them to deal with difficult behavior. In MST, each therapist has a caseload of four families who they'll see at least three times a week, a 24-hour support line is also available for parents. FFT is usually delivered by qualified family therapists and is used when the need for intervention is less urgent. Both aim to help parents cope more effectively on their own. Often the goals are simple, such as making sure children come home at a reasonable time or improve school attendance. Parents are encouraged to spend positive time with their children, taking them to the cinema or for walks in the park.
Target population
Young people aged 10 - 17 involved in serious antisocial behavior and/or substance misuse, who have been identified as being at risk of going into care.
Location
Country
- United Kingdom
Service delivery locations
- London, UK
Involved organisations
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- London Borough of Hounslow
- London Borough of Sutton
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- London Borough of Bexley
- London Borough of Merton
- London Borough of Newham
- London Borough of Haringey
- London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
- London Borough of Kingston
- London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Outcome metrics
- Young person stays out of care. Payment for every seven consecutive days the child is out of care over a two-year period.
- Increased school attendance.
- Increase in prosocial behaviour.
- Reduction in antisocial and criminal behaviour.
Other resources
Spreadsheet of data
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