Wandworth Local Health and Care Plan - October 2019

52 Start Well – Risky Behaviours - what we will do Focus on prevention and early intervention initiatives and approaches to reduce the take up of risky behaviours The focus of our approach will be: • Identifying Young People involved or likely to be involved in risky behaviour • Whole family support for those that are at risk • Engagement with Youth • Developing a multi-agency approach Key initiatives in development: Improving partnership working and strategic planning - Early Help, Community Safety and Schools Partnership to develop a consistent local strategy and response to knife crime and serious youth violence with schools. Sharing and promoting good practice in relation to exclusions and managed moves – Working with schools partnership to review and update as necessary the local response to exclusion and managed moves. Coordinating early help and prevention - Develop Early Help service offer and response to support inclusion of children at risk. Improving information sharing – Working with school partnership to improve early identification and communication in relation to children at risk. Teaching the curriculum and supporting children to achieve – Early Help services to collaborate with schools to support effective PSHE and awareness of key risks for children. Preventing and tackling knife crime - Develop a multi-agency strategy to prevent and tackle knife crime, through taking a Public Health approach