Early Help Assessment Factsheet
Early Help Assessment Factsheet
Early Help Assessment Factsheet
Overview
The Early Help Assessment (EHA):
• Provides a standardised and holistic assessment tool for professionals and volunteers to use with families to identify all of the needs within a family and how
their various needs inter-relate, and
• Operates as a request for services and as such supports decision making about how a family’s needs might best be addressed.
In many situations, professionals are in contact with just one member of the
family on a regular basis and are aware of their needs. Professionals should make
reasonable attempts to find out from the parents / carers or from the schools of
Before you start the EHA
other siblings for example, whether other members of the family are experiencing Always check whether there is already a Lead Professional in place for the family
difficulties and include them in the assessment. Other professionals can be asked by calling the Advice and Coordination Team on 01480 376666. This is vitally
to contribute to the assessment to facilitate this. important to avoid duplication of effort and frustration for families.
Cambridgeshire:
Completing the Early Help Assessment Where Families Thrive
Assessment Section
For the children/young people and adults sections headers should be used to identify
which child or adult they are talking about. Headings can also be used to break up
sections of their assessment where this is helpful. It is important that assessors
complete this section with the children / young people and / or adults and attribute
views to different individuals.
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