NSPCC Learning Podcast 1: Together for Childhood overview
Mar 15, 2019
Jon Brown, the Head of Development and Impact at NSPCC and a qualified social worker, delves into the Together for Childhood initiative. He discusses its innovative strategies aimed at preventing child abuse through collaboration among local sectors. Jon highlights the importance of community engagement and partnerships in securing sustainable funding and fostering long-term solutions. The focus is on shifting from reactive support to proactive measures, with an emphasis on key programs promoting healthy relationships and evaluating community impact.
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Place-Based Prevention Focus
- Together for Childhood is a long-term, place-based initiative testing what prevents child abuse and neglect.
- It shifts focus upstream from after-the-event responses to proactive prevention across four distinct local areas.
Prioritise Long-Term Prevention
- Make prevention central to strategy and plan to learn what works before scaling.
- Commit long-term and use evidence to expand interventions that show real impact.
Secure Strategic Partnerships Early
- Build formal agreements and senior buy-in at the start with local authorities, police, health and education.
- Set up partnership boards and memorandums of understanding to secure strategic commitment and funding alignment.