Impact Bond: Turning the Tide (North Somerset) 
Also known as: Turning the Tide
Stage of development: Complete
Policy sector: Child and family welfare
Social challenge: This four year social investment bond (SIB) aims to tackle the causes of children and young people becoming looked after. Preventative interventions will help parents by enhancing their knowledge and skills and create positive family relationships. Up to 
Intervention: Turning the Tide does not replace any existing service but will work alongside and enhance the existing offer available to vulnerable families across North Somerset. The shared vision is to reunify and divert children and young people from the edge of care. Preventative interventions will help parents by enhancing their knowledge and skills and create positive family relationships. The intervention is based on the family preservation model, Core Assets Safer Stronger Families (SSF), which is a proven combination of evidence-based interventions (Triple P, Team Parenting, and Solution Focussed Brief Therapy) that can flexibly respond to a range of family circumstances. The North Somerset Turning the Tide Service uses a strength based intensive multi modal intervention, over a 12 or 18 week period which involves delivering practical support to the heart of the family in their own home. The support will equip children, young people and their families with the skills and coping mechanisms to reduce unwanted behaviour, increase positive family functioning, and build their resilience.
Date outcomes contract signed: 2017-02
Start of service provision: 2017-05
Anticipated completion date: 2022-05
Anticipated duration of service provision: 84
Dates notes: Actual completion date of 2023-03 is for the CBO fund. The actual duration of delivery is expected to be 8 years (3 years longer than the CBO fund length).
Maximum potential outcome payment: 348692 GBP
Maximum potential outcome payment (USD): 438724.274361774
Target population: Children and young people aged 10 - 17 who are currently either Children Looked After (CLA) under section 20 or at risk of becoming CLA under section 20.
Targeted number of service users or beneficiaries: 240
Targeted unit type: Individual