This rapid research review has been prepared to inform the DfE-funded Innovation Programme in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight but it is of interest more broadly to all local authority children`s services departments working with vulnerable children and young people.
The review includes:
- A summary of the reported prevalence of these mainly parent-related factors in different cohorts (i.e. the overall population; families subject to child protection procedures or care proceedings; and serious case reviews)
- The context for thinking about changes in social work and whole system practice with reference to these `toxic trio` and `toxic duo` families commonly presenting to children`s social care services
- Findings from research to date about the impact of and `what works` in relation to each of these elements in isolation as well as collectively
