Social Exclusion Task Force
The role of the Task Force is to coordinate the Government's drive against social exclusion, ensuring that the cross-departmental approach delivers for those most in need. The Task Force champions the needs of the most disadvantaged members of society within Government, ensuring that as with the rest of the public service reform agenda, we put people first
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Launched Think Research: Using research evidence to inform service development for vulnerable groups
The Social Exclusion Task Force, in partnership with Barnardo's, Research in Practice (RIP) and the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) have launched a user friendly tool to assist commissioners and service providers to select and monitor evidence based services for vulnerable people. The guidance will sit alongside and support commissioning frameworks already developed and used by local authorities and service providers.
Think Family video
The Social Exclusion Task Force has created a video to communicate some of the key messages from the Families at Risk Review. Video clips featuring practitioners and family members illustrate the key characteristics of services that ‘Think family’.
Family Pathfinder programme launched to support vulnerable families
A £16m ‘Family Pathfinder’ programme has been launched to offer disadvantaged families intensive help and support. 15 local authorities have successfully bid to lead the way in testing and developing a ground-breaking ‘think family’ approach to help their most vulnerable families. These areas are Blackpool, Bolton, Brighton and Hove, Durham, Gateshead, Islington, Leeds, Salford, Somerset, Walsall, Warrington, Southampton, Southend, Sunderland and Westminster.
‘Think Family' is an approach developed by the Social Exclusion Task Force and aims to ensure that adults' and children's services join up to respond to the needs of whole families.
‘Think Family: Improving the life chances of families at risk
Think Family: Improving the life chances of families at risk launched on 10 January, setting out a vision of a local system that ‘thinks family’.
