Case studies

Haringey introduced a theory of change planning tool to support development of its early years strategy, working with stakeholders to identify change priorities.

Calderdale Council's ‘Gateway to Care' has reduced the number of people needing full social care assessments, making significant savings.

Croydon focused on the 'early years' to design and implement a programme based on early intervention and prevention rather than dependency.

Working with developers for the past two and a half years to unblock stalled developments.

Oldham Council undertook research on the needs of local areas to better understand what motivates different residents to behave in various ways.

Summary Cycle Blackpool was set up by Blackpool Council to increase the number of people that use and own bikes. This is a way of increasing levels of physical activity and reducing health inequalities. It has started a number of projects that focus specifically on people exposed to health inequalities or already living with chronic conditions.

Chorley Council has invested in a number of community action activities as part of the consideration of new service models, moving away from a traditional service delivery approach, to an integrated public services model.

Cornwall has put a big emphasis on helping tackle dangerous internet use. It has used an EU project to help parents keep their IT-savvy children safe. Prevent training is also being rolled out to groups such as local Scouts to ensure its impact is felt far-and-wide.

Waltham Forest has made early intervention a priority as part of its Prevent work. One of it’s flagship programmes is ‘Digital Resilience’, an education resource for secondary school children and staff designed to safeguard young people from potentially harmful information or views online.

Children in Lancashire and Cumbria have poorer dental health compared to children in other parts of England. The Smile4Life programme was developed in partnership with local authorities to address this problem.