2. How much do you know?
Answer 9
There is support available for all children, but unfortunately it is not widely known about.
There are national helplines in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland that offer advice and support to families.
There are also pockets of good practice for individual face-to-face support but this varies across the UK. The voluntary sector is largely responsible and organisations have produced excellent resources for working with children and families, as well as training tools for staff in the field. Examples of these can be found in the Extra resources section.
This work crosses traditional service boundaries and requires an acknowledgement of the importance of parenting and family, as recommended by the Social Exclusion Taskforce 'Reaching out: Think Family' review.