Section 11 audit guidance
Question 7.3 - If appropriate do staff know when to under-take or make a referral for an Early Help Assessment formerly known as CAFs?
An early help assessment helps you to capture your assessment of the current needs of a child/young person and their family. It should be completed in partnership with the child/young person and their parents/carers. The assessment is used to agree next steps in order to access appropriate early help support and co-ordinate services. This is primarily intended to be used for a multi-agency assessment, however could also be used for a single agency assessment. This should be kept on the child/young person’s file by the lead professional and also uploaded to MOSAIC if you have access.
An Early Help Request form should be completed to make a request for early help support through and Early Help Hub or cluster, for a child/young person, or to refer a child or young person to an early help support service. This includes Restorative Early Support, Multi-Systemic Therapy, Signpost or Family Together Leeds. On completion the form should be submitted to the appropriate service.
These forms are available by emailing families.first@leeds.gov.uk
Workforce development opportunities are available and include:
See our Early Help pages for further information on the Early Help approach and contact details for early help support services.