How Are Families Experiencing Poverty in Fermanagh and Omagh? Seana Connor Fermanagh & Omagh Early Intervention Family Support Hubs The Fermanagh & Omagh Early Intervention Family Support Hubs are a signposting service. They are a multi agency network of organisations that either provide early intervention services or work with families who need early intervention services. 8 June, 2018 Early Intervention refers to intervention (support) ‘early in the life of a child’ or ‘early in the life of a problem’. The aim of the Hubs The aim of the Hubs is to ensure that families in need of support can choose the right help from the right service at the right time. How we do it? Hubs signpost professionals and families to the services they need. The Hubs look at the needs of the family and work to match the family needs to the best possible services that can help. Families & Professionals will receive the option of having their referrals anonymised and discussed at Hub Quorums that occur once a month where Hub partners will be present. The Hub coordinator will provide recommendations about the service(s) which is best suited to meet the needs of a family. This can be a service provided by a core member of the Hub or an organisation closely associated with the Hub. Fermanagh & Omagh Hub Partners – Action for Children – F.I.N.D. Centre – • Educational Psychology Service – ADHD NI – Home-Start – • The Education Welfare – The ARC Healthy Living – Men’s Action Network - MAN Service (WELB) Centre – Mencap – • The Youth Service – Brain Injury Matters (Education Authority) – New Horizon – Action Mental – Breakthru Health – RISE NI (previously WEST Team) – CAMHS – Oak Healthy Living Centre – • Autism Spectrum Disorder – – Community Family Support NICCY Service Programme – NSPCC – • Children’s Disability Service – Daisy – PSNI Youth Diverson – • Erne & Riverside Family – Devenish Partnership Forum – Schools Counselling Centres – Mindwise Family Wellness – • Gateway Social Services Project & Mums Wellness – Support 2gether Project – Surestart – • Sensory Support – Fermanagh & Omagh – Women’s Aid Tiny Life Operation of Fermanagh & Omagh Hubs • Robust referral screening for all referrals to Hub • Home visits available for parental self-referrals • Signpost families to services required • More complex cases are brought to Hub Quorum meetings – held monthly with Hub members with the purpose of identifying & coordinating family support services locally • Unmet needs captured & recorded by Hub members and shared with Locality Planning Coordinator • Annual Hub Planning Meetings to evaluate & measure progress • Agency networking & information-sharing • Local partnerships with: Drug & Alcohol Forum, Neighbourhood Renewal & FIND Centre Reasons for referrals • Adult Mental health Issues parents • Bereavement support • Emotional support for child (bullying, separation etc.) • Practical / Fincancial / Childcare support • Family breakdown • Counselling services for • Housing / Homelessness children / young people / parents / families • Offending (at risk behaviour) for children and young people • Disability support • Parenting • Domestic violence programmes/parenting support • Drug/alcohol related • School attendance harm/abuse by child or young person (0-18) or adults • Self harming (child) (including parents) • Young carer • Education and employment support • Youth activities/support & 1-1 support for young people • Emotional and behavioural difficulty support for children & Trends & Main Issues presenting to Hubs • Parents experiencing difficulties in dealing with behaviours in children – disrespect, challenging behavior, non-compliance, attention, listening… • Compromised parenting – parental mental health needs, economic/social difficulties, past domestic abuse, separation • Mental Health issues – anxiety/depression • Loss – bereavement, parental separation • Special needs – pre-diagnosis & initial diagnosis ASD, ADHD, Special Educational Needs • Poverty – access to social activities for kids, essential household goods etc. • Bullying, Online Safety/Sexting, LGBT+ issues... Thank you for listening! –Seana Connor Fermanagh Hub Coordinator 028 6632 4181 [email protected] Any Questions?? –Karen McHugh Omagh Hub Coordinator 028 8225 9495 [email protected] Helen O’Neill www.familysupportni.gov.uk Lists Family Support Services & all Registered childcare in NI … Families Young People Online Directory Front Line Staff Planners Finding Childcare Information on Website ? 1) Family Support & 2) REGISTERED Childcare Providers Services available ? (Statutory/Community/Voluntary/Private) • Contact Details e.g. Address/Tel/Email • Overview of service provided • How can these services be accessed ? Search Family Support Services :- You can search options in various ways :- • Choose a Service/Keyword Search • Postcode Search • Any Distance Choose a Service :- Or use Keyword Search Search can be narrowed by Postcode / Distance e.g. Financial/Welfare advice near BT74 7DP Using the website The service you require can then be viewed on screen, viewed on a map or printed. Street View :- Search results can be exported … Translations After you have performed a search function on the website you can have the results translated into a range of languages by selecting the ‘Select Language’ option at the bottom of the home page e.g. … In French Childcare Information • Most up-to-date available • REGULAR updates from all Early Years Teams • New Registrations/De-Registrations • Changes to contact details e.g. address/phone no etc Extra details will provide parents with more information to enable them to make informed choices about childcare:- Search Results :– Vacancies/Exp of Disability/School Pick Up … Other functions of www.familysupportni.gov.uk … • Used by HMRC to validate registered childcare providers and facilitate payment of Tax Free Childcare • Dept. of Communities also will use this website to verify registration • Childcare Voucher Schemes eg Employers for Childcare • Lifeline/Contact NI staff Data held on website is used by planners to map various services … Location of Family Support Hubs Child Contact Centres Sure Starts Young Carer Support - Newry Other Organisations download information from this website e.g. • Early Years - For App • NICMA - Mailing Lists for Conferences • CES - For Mapping Services • NI Direct - For Mental Health Services • Playboard - Out of School Provision • En. Health - Food Safety/Childminders Future Plans for Website … Currently getting re-built Provision for additional information on both Family Support and Childcare Mobile Version Inspection reports [email protected] Staff available via mailbox and/or telephone to answer queries/signpost 0845 600 6483 www.familysupportni.gov.uk receives 45,000 to 50,000 hits per month Alan Mitchell Poverty in Fermanagh and Omagh ~A Statistical Overview~ Alan Mitchell Data Scientist Fermanagh and Omagh District Council 25th May 2018 Overview Poverty: the statistical jargon • How is poverty measured? • Equivalised household income Drivers of poverty • Income • Education / Skills / Training • Health and Wellbeing • Caring responsibilities • Lack of minimum needs • Opportunities and costs Multiple Deprivation Measure Conclusion Poverty: the statistical jargon Definition of poverty Relative Poverty • Equivalised Household income < 60% of UK average income (in the year in question). • Whether the poorest are seeing their incomes rise in real terms Absolute Poverty • Equivalised household income < 60% of the UK average household income in 2010-11 (adjusted for inflation). • Whether the poorest are keeping pace with the growth of incomes in the economy as a whole What does that look like? Single person, no children Couple with no children £9,700 £14,500 Single person with children Couple with 2 children aged 5 and 14 aged 5 and 14 £17,400 £22,200 What does that look like in Fermanagh and Omagh… …and in the NI context? Children in poverty – FODC & NI Children in poverty – within Fermanagh and Omagh % children living in low income families, Fermanagh and Omagh wards, 2014 % % Lisanelly 50 Drumquin 19 Devenish 45 Owenkillew 19 Strule 37 Drumnakilly 19 Lisnaskea 35 Sixmilecross 18 Killyclogher 32 Termon 18 Gortrush 32 Donagh 18 Newtownbutler 31 Gortin 17 Camowen 30 Derrygonnelly 17 Fintona 30 Kesh Ederney and Lack 17 Irvinestown 29 Tempo 17 Rosslea 29 Lisbellaw 16 Erne 28 Boho Cleenish and Letterbreen 16 Rossorry 27 Derrylin 16 Drumragh 27 Brookeborough 16 Belleek and Boa 25 Maguiresbridge 16 Castlecoole 24 Newtownsaville 14 Coolnagard 24 Clanabogan 13 Dergmoney 22 Florence Court and Kinawley 13 Beragh 21 Trillick 12 Portora 21 Ballinamallard 11 Dromore 21 Lisnarrick 11 Belcoo and Garrison 20 Fairy Water 9 Source: Child Poverty Unit, DWP Multiple Deprivation Measure 7 Domains (and supporting info) • Income (25%) • Employment (25%) • Health Deprivation & Disability (15%) • Education, Skills and Training (15%) • Access to Services (10%) • Living Environment (5%) • Crime & Disorder (5%) 890 Superoutputareas (SOAs) Drivers of Poverty What drives poverty? Education / Skills / Training Opportunities Health and and choices Disability Increase Incomes Lack of Caring minimum responsibilities needs Income Weekly wage, Fermanagh and Omagh and NI, 2013 - 2017 Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 450 Average Salary 410 393 400 382 366 363 FO: £19,000 350 365 342 338 300 NI: £22,000 £ per week£ per 291 299 250 200 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Fermanagh and Omagh NI FODC NI