This report, produced after extensive consultation with partners across the country, looks at the challenges of supporting families with multiple needs across a range of services at the local level. Themes of the report include the complexity of families' needs; the importance of effective care coordination with the whole family; and the patchy provision of truly effective partnership work. Each section also breaks down the key issues for local authorities to consider in the designing and commissioning of services.

Contents:
1 Families’ needs are multiple and complex – services must be able to respond flexibly
2 Care coordination is imperative for successful whole family work
3 Effective partnership is admired in theory but patchy in practice