Adults facing Chronic Exclusion Nick O’Shea Head of Programme

The basics 12 pilots funded for 3 years Response to Cabinet Office report, ‘Reaching Out, Tackling Social Exclusion’ £6million fund from CLG, DH, Home Office and DWP. Evaluation programme to demonstrate cost- benefit analysis User Involvement and feedback key to success of pilots

The aims Identify new approaches to working with chronic exclusion Link-up health, social care, housing, employment and education systems Offer preventive, as well as crisis care Increase long-term engagement with services Focus on those with the most complex problems

In short How to get people who don’t want to help, to help people who don’t want to be helped.

Defining Principles System change – simplifying the complexities associated with several statutory services working together System navigation – Offering practical help to people to access several services at once Transition points – helping people to negotiate difficult times in their lives such as leaving prison, leaving care and fleeing domestic violence

Areas of Study Relationships Risk Resilience

Next Steps Findings report December ’08 PSA 16 Local funding