Transcript MASH - Community Action Southwark

Southwark Multi Agency
Safeguarding Hub -MASH
April Bald & Dermot Kelly
[email protected]
[email protected]
Multi agency safeguarding Hubs
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Serious case review lesson : poor info sharing and
collaborative decision making
 Overburdened front line duty desks – delayed decision
making due to poor quality referrals * ( an hour on
duty )
 Poor understanding of threshold for referral into CSC
 Munroe underlined the importance of the role of police
in safeguarding
 Early help services not always utilised – interventions
too late .
 Devon MASH evaluated as good practice – providing
better decision making and outcomes for children
What is MASH ?
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A centre bringing together agencies ( & their info)
in order to
identify risks to children at the earliest point &
respond with most effective interventions
 A faster, more co-coordinated and consistent
response to safeguarding concerns about
vulnerable children
 An improved ‘journey’ for the child with a greater
emphasis on early intervention and better
informed services provided at the right time
 A more straightforward and responsive process
for the professional or people raising a concern,
with clear guidance and support.
Objectives of MASH
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Closer partnership working, clear
accountability and improved multiagency
communications
 In the long term a reduction in the number
of inappropriate referrals and re-referrals
 Enables commissioning and prioritisation
of resources to improve safeguarding
provision
 A system allowing effective feedback to
referrers & reduction of inappropriate
referrals
Who is in MASH ?
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Children social care (incl CWDT )
Police & community safety
 Early Help Services / Education
 Specialist Family Focus and Family Focus + ( TF)
 Health
 Midwifery
 Housing
 Youth Offending services
 Probation
 Adults : CMHT , Substance misuse ,Adult Social
Care
 Solace
MASH Process Map
Case example
Referral from school :
Mary 24 year old mother to Adeola (5 years old )
came into the office distressed . She is 12
weeks pregnant and the unborn’s father
assaulted her last night threatening to kick the
baby out of her unless she ‘’got rid of it ‘’. She
is also stressed as she has her 14 year old
nephew George living with her .
Adeola struggled to settle into reception , shows
some clingy behaviour – she struggles with
enuresis.
Changes to the CAF form have been
made - send to the MASH
 Parental consent - understanding by
parents where the CAF goes.
 Ongoing awareness of Consent – No
consent
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Feedback to the schools on the referral
and its outcome
 Promote TAC Team around the Child
 Offer social work Consultations on
thresholds
 Increase sign posting to Early
intervention services and children
centres
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Our Vision
To identify and make safe at the earliest
opportunity all vulnerable children and
their families in our communities through
sharing of information and intelligence
across the safeguarding partnership’