Facilitating access to services for children and families: lessons from Sure Start Local Programmes

Garbers, Claudia; Tunstill, Jane; Allnock, Debbie; Akhurst, Sofie

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2206.2006.00436.x

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“…This suggests that, for policy initiatives that aim to increase participation in particular neighbourhoods, it may be harder to engage men, those who work, who do not have children and who have only lived in the neighbourhood for a relatively short time. This is consistent with research that has identified that it can be hard to engage particular groups in local community-based health promotion and social programmes (Garbers et al, 2006;Cortis et al, 2009). It is also possible that some groups, such as people in employment and those without children, may have less need to be involved in local community groups, and may be involved in other types of (non-local) community organisations.…”

Section: Policy Implications: Neighbourhood Social Capital and Partisupporting

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Local Community Group Participation: Who Participates and What Aspects of Neighbourhood Matter?

Ziersch¹,

Osborne²,

Baum³

2011

Urban Policy and Research

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This article reports on participation in local community groups from a postal survey of residents of four socio-economically contrasting suburbs in metropolitan Adelaide. A hierarchical logistic regression model was fitted to examine the socio-economic and neighbourhood-related determinants of participation in community groups within the local neighbourhood. In the final model, higher level of education, being female, longer length living in the neighbourhood, not being employed full time and having children under age 15 were significantly associated with local community group participation. Perceived social cohesion and higher ratings for local shops and recreational facilities were also associated with an increased likelihood of local community group participation. The implications for policies and initiatives that are designed to build 'social capital' within neighbourhoods are discussed.

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Section: Policy Implications: Neighbourhood Social Capital and Partisupporting

confidence: 79%

Local Community Group Participation: Who Participates and What Aspects of Neighbourhood Matter?

Ziersch¹,

Osborne²,

Baum³

2011

Urban Policy and Research

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“…Entering this largely female domain can make fathers feel self‐conscious or intimidated (Ghate et al . 2000; Garbers et al . 2006; Berlyn et al .…”

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Engaging fathers in child welfare services: a narrative review of recent research evidence

Maxwell

Scourfield

Featherstone

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Child & Family Social Work

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It is widely recognized as problematic that there are generally low levels of engagement with child welfare services from biological and social fathers. The result can be limited resources for children's care and potentially poor risk assessment and management. This paper reviews the published research from 2000 to 2010 about the barriers to and facilitators of better father engagement, as well as the very limited evidence on the effectiveness of work with maltreating fathers. There is relatively little known about what works in engaging men, but there are some promising indicators from family support and child protection practice contexts. These include early identification and early involvement of fathers; a proactive approach, including an insistence on men's involvement with services; and the use of practical activities. In the light of what is known about the characteristics of maltreating fathers, there is a logical fit with cognitive‐behavioural approaches. Although there is no direct evidence of the effectiveness of motivational interviewing in this context, its effectiveness in allied fields of practice would suggest that it may hold some promise for the initial engagement of fathers who pose a risk to children.

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“…Boag-Munroe and Evangelou (2012) argue that calling some groups 'hard to reach' can provide a convenient label that disguises the complexities of their lives and the factors that contribute to their disengagement, leading to them being blamed for problems that are actually created by the structure, design and delivery of services. Garbers et al (2006) in their review of Sure Start Local Programmes, found that fathers appeared as a 'hard to reach' group for a variety of reasons, including men feeling intimidated by a female dominated environment and the lack of service provision outside of standard working hours which made accessing services impossible for those working during those time periods. This also reinforced the notion that Sure Start provided services primarily for the unemployed.…”

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Are young fathers “hard to reach”? Understanding the importance of relationship building and service sustainability

Davies

2016

JCS

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Are young fathers 'hard to reach'? Understanding the importance of relationship building and service sustainability IntroductionThis article explores service provision for young fathers through analysis of data from the three year ESRC funded project Following Young Fathers.1 It draws on data collected in interviews and focus groups with practitioners, service managers and those working to develop and deliver family support services in the UK. The focus of the article is an exploration of the idea that young fathers are a 'hard to reach' group and it begins with a discussion of literature and research evidence on this theme. Our research findings, and those of others discussed in the article, challenge the idea that young fathers are 'hard to reach', suggesting that we should, conversely, consider that many services are actually hard to access. Thus, increasing young fathers' engagement requires better understanding of their often complex needs and a reshaping of service design and delivery to account for them. The article highlights how the configuration, funding and delivery of services can inhibit young fathers' use of them, and identifies ways in which they could be made more accessible.Key words: young fathers; family support; hard to reach; practitioner/service use relationships; funding; UK Young fathers and engagement with support servicesResearch conducted with young fathers themselves has shown that their support needs are complex and interconnected. These findings, which have been reported more fully elsewhere , indicate that needs range from requiring assistance to access training, educational and employment opportunities to support with managing finances, relationships and developing childcare skills. Some of these needs are common to all new parents, but they present particular challenges for those who become parents at an early age and have not yet developed an independent adult lifestyle. A range of responses is therefore needed from specialist and more generic services, with the development of father inclusive practice an important element of delivering services that can respond effectively to the range of needs that young fathers may present with. Ideals of contemporary fatherhood are increasingly based around emotional engagement, sensitivity, intimacy and hands on parenting activity, with the breadwinner role less dominant (Dermott and Miller, 2015). For those entering parenthood early and unable to act as the family breadwinner, providing hands on care can be extremely important, but many young men see breadwinning and caring as interlinked, with the ability to provide financial support enabling them to 'be there' for their children (see Neale and Davies, 2016).

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Facilitating access to services for children and families: lessons from Sure Start Local Programmes

Cited by 31 publications

References 9 publications

Local Community Group Participation: Who Participates and What Aspects of Neighbourhood Matter?

Local Community Group Participation: Who Participates and What Aspects of Neighbourhood Matter?

Engaging fathers in child welfare services: a narrative review of recent research evidence

Are young fathers “hard to reach”? Understanding the importance of relationship building and service sustainability

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