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What ‘Our Family Journey’ looks like

If a family has additional needs, then the professional network need to initiate Early Help.

Our Family Journey is part of this response, as it helps gather information about a family's situation and relationship with their wider networks. It has five steps:

  • Identify the family’s needs with the family’s input
  • Understand their situation and wider context
  • Decide on the best support plan with the family
  • Implement the plan
  • Review how things are going and adjust if needed 

The Early Help Process - Our Family Journey process 

The image below of Our Family Journey indicates the process to follow from identifying needs to the outcome. 

The image of Our Family Journey shows the process to follow from identifying needs to the outcome.

There are some important things to consider at each step.

Refer to our guidance document, which explains the assessment process  

Access the Our Family Journey Tool to create accurate and thorough records of a family's situation. 

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