Case studies

Despite domestic abuse being a national issue that affects huge numbers of people, it's a problem that's often hidden and that people can find extremely difficult to talk about. This can mean that victims, or people at risk of abuse don't always know where to find information that can directly help them.

A partnership project between Plymouth City Council and South West Landlords' Association (SWLA).

Faced with the fear that Coventry and Warwickshire’s voice was not being heard, Coventry City Council joined with local private sector organisations to write a narrative for the area. This case study forms part of our place branding toolkit.

Summary

West Sussex County Council has invested in a ‘communities’ function that cuts across all service areas in order to engage more fully with its communities.

Calderdale Council has worked with taxi drivers to maximise the reach of its Prevent work.  It has been able to recruit dedicated staff, including a Prevent coordinator. The focus for the future will be working with women and schools.

Greenwich has been working on this issue since 2012 and has used football as a medium to reach out to the local community. The project resulted in participants playing a friendly match against soldiers from Woolwich barracks where Lee Rigby was based when he was murdered. The council has also developed an interactive DVD for school children which is being rolled out nationally.

Under the previous Prevent regime Bristol established a successful partnership with the Muslim community called Building the Bridge. It is now redeveloping that scheme so it has a wider focus including setting up advisory groups to engage women and young people and tackle far-right extremism.

The public health team has contributed to a five year integration strategy bringing together a wide range of adult health and care services. An important public health role is to identify high-risk population groups whose needs impact significantly on both health and social care services, thereby revealing a mutual interest for both NHS and county council to develop integrated improvement and prevention services.

Wakefield Connecting Care programme, which incorporates the BCF, is a partnership between the CCG and the council, working closely with NHS providers and the voluntary and community sectors.  A key element of the programme is establishing integrated care hubs – care closer to people’s homes through integrated teams based around GP practices.