The Gweres Teyluyow (Helping Families) service for children and families in Cornwall has been operating for two years. The aim of the service is to prevent family breakdown and enable children to stay within the family. The model of care includes the offer of therapeutic support and Cornwall is one of the early adopters of the Functional Family Therapy Child Welfare (FFT CW) model in the UK.
This IPC evaluation identified key success factors in helping families to engage. This included enabling skilled workers to establish good, early relationships and use evidence-based interventions and tools. We found evidence that progress had been made towards the following key outcomes:
- improving communication and relationships within the family
- supporting parents, so they are better equipped to care for their children and manage their behaviour
- reducing children’s challenging behaviour.
