Project: INDIGO-POJ-0180
Target population: The target population is women of child bearing age who have experienced (or are at high risk of experiencing) a cycle of recurrent care proceedings leading to removal of their children into local authority care.

Outcome definition: Metric 1: Women are supported to take a ‘pause’ from pregnancy to enable them to focus on their own needs, take control of their lives and develop new skills and responses, building their wellbeing and resilience to move forwards to a more positive future. Woman completes the Pause programme (i.e. her period of engagement with the programme was not less than 12 months) and does not become pregnant for 18 months from commencing engagement with the programme.
Targeted number of service users or beneficiaries (total): 40
Unit type of targeted service users or beneficiaries: Individual
Outcome validation method: Simple Ex-post verification 
Data source for outcome validation: New data collected
Primary SDG goal: 5 (target 5.6)
Secondary SDG goals: 16 (targets 16.2)
Notes: Woman completes the full Pause programme & doesn't become pregnant for 18 months from commencing engagement with the programme (outcome 1, metric 1)

Woman engages with the Pause programme for a period of not less than 8 months and does not become pregnant for 18 months from commencing engagement (outcome 1, metric 2)

41 women will engage with 34 women achieving metric 1 or 2

Outcome definition: Metric 2: Women who enrol onto the Pause programme do not become subject to the instigation of further care proceedings (in respect of either an Interim Care Order or Care Order) for a period of 36 months from the point they commence engagement with the Pause programme. Women can achieve this outcome several times.
Unit type of targeted service users or beneficiaries: Individual
Outcome validation method: Simple Ex-post verification 
Data source for outcome validation: New data collected
Primary SDG goal: 5 (target 5.6)
Secondary SDG goals: 16 (targets 16.2)
Notes: The local authority does not instigate care proceedings (in respect of either an Interim Care Order or a Care Order) for a period of 36 months from the point that the woman commences engagement with the Pause programme (outcome 2, metric 1). 

If the local authority instigates care proceedings within 36 months (as in Metric 1), a pro-rata payment will be made (quarterly) for each day before proceedings are instigated - starting from the date 18 months from when the woman commenced engagement (outcome 2, metric 2). 

41 engaging with 40 achieving.