(a)

they had mapped a family that had been helped by 20 different professionals and this family could have been dealt with by 2 to 3 people on behalf of all agencies.  Also the way we interact with individuals and families can be traumatising having to retell their stories time and time again could lead to them not wanting support.  There needs to a sense of purpose and to have a shared outcome, also about the relationships we build and being kind and compassionate;

(b)

in Scotland they provided awareness training for the workforce and more tailored training to those with a more specific role around safeguarding.  By using Scotland as a model would have a more attuned workforce to respond in a slightly different way and to give a more empathetic response;

(c)

people are reporting that they do not want a therapeutic intervention but validation that they have experienced trauma.   These people may already be in our system and we need to look at what was being offered.  We need to understand who these people are, where they are in the system, what resources they are utilising and whether resources could be provided in a different;

(d)

the police had invested in their workforce and reviewed the approach taken in dealing with a situation by taking a more wellness approach rather than a targeted police operation approach.  This had given them a better understanding of the fundamental issues around the individual and why they could be acting the way they were;

(e)

they receive at least 5 emails a week from individuals requesting to join the network which was a sign that this was the right thing to do.  These individuals would be playing a part in changing the culture within organisations and there was a need to utilise this and take this opportunity to make the cultural and systematic changes;

(f)

the Marmot Report which highlights that every child should have the best start in life and the importance of cognitive development.  By pulling together the different strands such as health inequalities and cuts to public sector funding that this was the way forward in addressing the different strands;

(g)

this approach would pick up on previous evidence and yes this was wider than this board but we are all here as systems leaders.   They were not at the stage to define the programme of work but this would come with time;

(h)

this had been a ground up approach and developed by people that were passionate about this agenda and bringing it to life and want the board’s support and recognition.