Impact Bond: Stronger Families Suffolk
Also known as: Outcomes Based Contract for Children at Risk of Care
Stage of development: Implementation
Policy sector: Child and family welfare
Social challenge: Children and young people on the edge of care or in care
Intervention: Whole family-based intervention using Functional Family Therapy. It seeks to improve communication and supportiveness between parents or guardians and young people, while decreasing hostility. The intervention will reduce the number of older adolescents entering, and staying in care. This will be acomplished by:

- Intensive planned (and reactive) work by multi-disciplinary professionals working with the family network;
- trusted and sustained relationships between family and professionals;
- addresing the underlying issues of mental health, substance misuse, gangs, un-boundaried behaviour and acute family stress; and
- wrap-around support including full-time education/training/employment, respite care, positive activities and meeting the needs of adults.

Date outcomes contract signed: 2019-03
Date contracts between all parties signed: 2019-03
Start of service provision: 2019-03
Anticipated completion date: 2026-01
Total investment commitment currency: GBP
Total investment commitment (min): 863865
Total investment commitment (max): 1751248
Maximum potential outcome payment: 6704975 GBP
Configuration of the contracting parties: Direct contract between outcome payer and provider
Target population:  8-16 years (17 year olds with agreement from Commissioner) at risk of entering care / reunification of children already in care.
Targeted number of service users or beneficiaries: 542
Targeted unit type: Individual
Changes to project due to COVID-19: Continue on outcomes contract without variations