Supporting Families

Optimising data to transform early intervention programmes

Empowering you to change people's lives

Identifying and supporting families who need to turn their lives around is challenging for local authorities and their partner agencies.

The most immediate problem is inaccurate, fragmented data, with incomplete or inconsistent information failing to present a clear picture. Targets could be missed and stretched resources misdirected. Critically, those families who need help may not receive it.

Sentinel’s Think Family Data Hub is successfully enabling UK local authorities to overcome these issues, transforming their programmes and driving earlier, appropriate intervention .

Our software matches and integrates data from all available sources to provide up-to-date, holistic and user-friendly records of individuals and family units. The data sharing features of the platform also facilitate collaborative and proactive working.

Fully configurable, it puts you in control of setting profiling criteria and the scenarios that trigger automatic alerts – empowering you to deliver the interventions that families need. Changing lives.

Developed to meet the evolving requirements of the Supporting Families (Troubled Families) programme, the agile solution also helps our clients conform to the Data Maturity Model while enabling them to look ahead to future Government initiatives.

Examples of our Vulnerable Families data projects

Liverpool City Council

Birmingham City Council

St Helens Council

Powerful, flexible, forward-looking technology

The Think Family Data Hub ensures that the information you need is always at your fingertips. Further features include:

Family-overview and drill-down screens that show you the full picture
A single point of access for improved data sharing and collaborative working
You control the rules to validate and merge people’s data
You set and manage your own criteria
Automatic data profiling to identify families in need
Maximised PBR claims bringing increased income
Automatically prepared Government returns, evidenced by a full chronology of events and outcomes

Take a look at our case study

See how our Think Family solution is supporting the Liverpool Families Programme.

Accelerating local authorities' progress to data maturity

Recognising the importance of data in identifying and responding to local needs, MHCLG has developed its own Data Maturity Model (shown, right) to guide local authorities.

Highlighting six key elements, it helps local authorities to understand where they are now and where they need to get to.

Sentinel's technology underpins all six elements, helping local authorities make faster progress to data maturity and optimise their approach to delivering Early Help for families.