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An introduction to F i ND , the FSD and MARC o October 2013

An introduction to F i ND , the FSD and MARC o October 2013. What is FiND? One stop info and advice service for families and practitioners in Redbridge How to contact FiND Helpline 0800 587 7500 or 020 8708 8920 Email find@redbridge.gov.uk Website http://find.redbridge.gov.uk

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An introduction to F i ND , the FSD and MARC o October 2013

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  1. An introduction to FiND, the FSDandMARCo October 2013

  2. What is FiND? One stop info and advice service for families and practitioners in Redbridge How to contact FiND Helpline 0800 587 7500 or 020 8708 8920 Email find@redbridge.gov.uk Website http://find.redbridge.gov.uk Location Redbridge Drama Centre (office only)

  3. How do families find out about FiND? NHS Red Book stickers (1,000s) Council Notice Boards (42) FiND Blue Boards (86) Websites Posters, postcards Families Practitioners

  4. A conduit for statutory and non-statutory info Also known as the PEACOCK!

  5. Family Services Directory (website) Much more than a directory Gateway to 3,000 local and national services Almost 15,000 visits per month Maintained with local and national partners from all sectors of the workforce

  6. 22 sites across Redbridge More than 200 sessions available at any time Sessions include: Advice | Baby sessions | Back to work | Bookstart | Boys | Breastfeeding | Chatter Matters | Childminders | Dads | ESOL | EYFS learning | Health | IT | Music | Outdoor explorers | SEN | Sensory | Parenting | Pregnancy | Transition and much more!

  7. The Local SEND Offer in Redbridge 200 services for 0 to 25 years Initial advice Referrals Health and diagnosis Money and travel Local support National support Education Transitions Employment Short breaks Things to do

  8. Young People Zone Aimed at 11 to 19 year olds To be developed with Youth Services and other relevant partners Kids Zone Aimed at 2 to 11s or for mums and dads to use with their children To be developed with Children’s Centres Zone redevelopment

  9. Parents and Carers Zone A wealth of information for mums, dads, uncles, aunties, grandparents and anybody working with families

  10. Parents and Carers Zone Childcare > All registered childcare providers Every landing page has: Parent-friendly introductions Advice and guidance Downloads Internal links Related services External links

  11. Parents and Carers Zone Childcare > Day nurseries How to use Shop for services using filters Add to Wishlist Email list straight to • Client • Colleague • Self Print friendly

  12. Parents and Carers Zone Parenting through difficult times > Domestic abuse Parent-friendly introductions Advice and guidance Downloads Internal links Related services External links Partnership-led

  13. 50 services listed, including: Aanchal Action on Elder Abuse Ashiana AWAAZ Broken Rainbow DV One Stop Shop ELBWO Jan Trust Jewish Women’s Aid Karma Nirvana Kiran Women’s Aid Latin American Women’s Aid Mankind Mens Advice Line (MALE) National DV Helpline National Stalking Helpine Newham Asian Women’s Project NHS NSPCC RAADA Rape Crisis Centre ResolutionSamaritans Southall Black Sisters The Havens The Sunshine Project Victim Support Womans Trust Parents and Carers Zone Domestic abuse

  14. Introducing MARCo

  15. What is MARCo? • An essential online resource for all practitioners • Logging in provides additional information for practitioners What’s on MARCo? • Main foundation are the directories • Portals on data |maps |training |local/national strategies and more Where did it come from? • Commissioned by High Risk Families Early Intervention Strategy Group in October 2011. Official launch October 2012 Whywas it created? • To provide practitioners with easy access to early help services • Help practitioners make sense of an increasingly complex landscape • To promote a more integrated, multi-agency approach to working How to access MARCo • Via FiND website or Redbridge i (keyword FiND or MARCo)

  16. http://find.redbridge.gov.uk Directories MARCo’s main directories: Council services (245 services) Health (91) Local private and voluntary (253) National private and voluntary (167) Other public (66) Other directories include: Childcare (234) | Commissioned services (61) | Funding (23) | Local SEND services (93) National SEND services (57) | Newsletters (18) | Short Breaks (86) | Transition services (44) Meeting rooms for hire (23) and much more

  17. Early Intervention Service Directory (718) Search for services using any of these subjects… …then fine tune by age | postcode | day of week | time of day disability/condition | local or national | locality level of service, i.e. universal, targetted or specialist

  18. 3 clicks into Early Intervention Be less reliant on colleagues and use the Wishlist… …all it takes is 3 clicks!

  19. MARCo Directories > Early Intervention How to use Shop for services using filters Add to Wishlist Email list straight to • Client • Colleague • Self Print friendly Need even more… …log in to MARCo!

  20. So what’s in the secure areas of MARCo? Practitioner-only resources Guidance|Referral forms|Waiting lists Training materials|News |Events |DataMinutes and Agendas and much more Full staff contact lists PSAs | EWOs | EPs|SENCOs | CAF TeamFiND |Children’s Centres |SLTs| EYCIT Troubled Families |MASH and many more. Look out for the yellow boxes!

  21. MARCo Membership 4100practitioners on MARCo mailing list LBR staff Childrens Services | Adult Services | Housing, Payments and Benefits | Vision RCL | Public Health SchoolsPrimary | Secondary | Special | Private HealthChild and Adult health | Mental health Childcare providers Day nurseries | pre-schools | childminders | out of school clubs Private and voluntary representation from all areas of the private and voluntary sector Other public sector Colleges | Job Centre Plus | Police | Probationary What’s New to MARCo? Latest news Regulatory updates New areas on website Special editions New services Closed services Dates for diaries

  22. Why register? More registrations More use Better flow of information More integrated and efficient multi-agency working Better outcomes for families =

  23. http://find.redbridge.gov.uk Need more info? Need a training session? Got some news to share? And thank you in advance for registering! Contact Bruce Hausenloy or Ruth Newell at Families Information Direct (FiND) Freephone 0800 587 7500 or 020 8708 8920 Email find@redbridge.gov.uk Website http://find.redbridge.gov.uk

  24. Who’s on MARCo? A tiny sample of organisations on MARCo

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