This document discusses many of the barriers and challenges faced by families in need of early help and intervention services. It touches on issues like mental health problems, domestic violence, substance misuse, debt, homelessness, children not attending school, learned behaviors being passed down between generations, and the effects of poverty, trauma and abuse on both parents and children. The overall message is that family intervention services are needed to help break cycles of problems and support families struggling with a variety of social issues.

1. Norfolk Early Help
& Family Focus
The barriers to
engaging
Families

2. ‘I feel sorry for my kids being
born to a mum like me..’
I don’t want any more parents to feel that
way – and in family intervention I
believe we have the best chance yet
to stop this happening.’
Louise Casey CB, Director General
DCLG.

3. Read all about
it, Read all about
it,

4. My mum was always angry
I hated myself for not supporting my kids.
The anguish of childhood rape haunted
me throughout my life.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

6. Some of the signs; Alcoholism &
ASB
family is something that
you’ve never been to me……
Making it harder for me to see my father
was the only thing that you ever did for
me…

7. I wanna shout
I wanna scream

8. Mental Health problems
affects 1 in 4 people

9. Capturing
the Voice
of the
Child
When
they are
too afraid

10. Eating disorders & food
poverty

11. Learned behaviours continue the cycle
of intergenerational destruction, increased
ASB and children not in school.

12. I wasn’t even five, life’s a journey and mine
wasn’t an easy ride
you never even got to see me rap
I just wish you woulda reached out
I wish you woulda been round when I’ve been down
I wish that you could see me now
Wherever you are
I really hope you found peace
BUT I KNOW THAT IF I EVER HAVE KIDS UNLIKE
YOU , I’LL NEVER LET THEM BE WITHOUT ME!

13. Domestic Violence
I wanna scream …. till the words dry
out
=

14. Read all about
it..
Read all about
it..

15. Substance misuse

16. Pretending everything is
alright

17. Debt is just one pay cheque
away…
……. it can happen to anyone and
is a huge problem for these families

18. My husband is a
professional carpenter,
the recession hit, the
work dried up, we got
behind on the mortgage
and now we have
nothing
Homelessness

19. You become invisible
all that is good
..
all that is bad
..

20. NEET …. and on the street …….
I wanna shout
…I wanna scream
…

21. Some barriers to learning include bullying,
care responsibilities, poverty and poor health
Children not in school

22. “It takes creative ideas to
change the rules of
engagement in every aspect
or area of life”
(Constance Chuks Friday)