Doodle Den

Doodle Den is a literacy support after-school programme. It is a targeted-indicated programme for children between the ages of 5 and 7. It is delivered in primary school, community centres or libraries and aims to support children to fully participate in education, address delays, and to improve educational outcomes.

Evidence rating: 3
Cost rating: 2
Child outcomes:
Enhancing school achievement & employment
Preventing crime, violence and antisocial behaviour

UK provision: No
Age group:
Primary school
Delivery model: Group

Main setting:
Primary school
Other setting:
Community centre
Classification:
Targeted indicated

Early Talk Boost

Early Talk Boost (ETB) is an intervention for children with delayed language. It is a targeted programme for children between the ages of 3 and 4. It is delivered in children’s centres or other early years settings by early years practitioners, and aims to improve children’s core language skills, as well as academic attainment and social/emotional difficulties in the longer term.

Evidence rating: 2
Cost rating: 1
Child outcomes:
Enhancing school achievement & employment

UK provision: Yes
Age group:
Preschool
Delivery model: Group

Main setting:
Children's centre or early-years setting
Classification:
Targeted indicated

EasyPeasy

EasyPeasy is a universal parenting programme for families with children between the ages of 2–5 years. It is delivered in the family home, children’s centres or other early years settings, and primary schools. The programme aims to improve mental health & wellbeing, school achievement & employment, and physical health & obesity.

Evidence rating: 2+
Cost rating: 1
Child outcomes:
Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing

UK provision: Yes
Age group:
Preschool
Primary school
Delivery model: Group

Main setting:
Children's centre or early-years setting
Other setting:
Home
Primary school
Classification:
Universal

Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities

Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities (EPEC) is for disadvantaged families experiencing behavioural difficulties with a child between the ages of two and 11.

Evidence rating: 3
Cost rating: 1
Child outcomes:
Preventing crime, violence and antisocial behaviour

UK provision: Yes
Age group:
Toddlers
Preschool
Delivery model: Group

Main setting:
Children's centre or early-years setting
Primary school
Secondary school
Community centre
Other setting:
Out-patient health setting
Classification:
Targeted indicated

Enhanced Triple P

Enhanced Triple P (Level 5) provides adjunctive interventions (alongside a Level 4 Triple P programme) to address family factors that may impact upon and complicate the task of parenting, such as parental mood and partner conflict.

Evidence rating: 3
Cost rating: 2
Child outcomes:
Preventing crime, violence and antisocial behaviour

UK provision: Yes
Age group:
Toddlers
Preschool
Delivery model: Individual

Main setting:
Not available
Other setting:
Home
Children's centre or early-years setting
Primary school
Community centre
In-patient health setting
Classification:
Targeted selective

FRIENDS for Life (health-led)

FRIENDS for Life is part of a suite of FRIENDS programmes (including Fun FRIENDS and FRIENDS for Youth), which aim to improve resilience (or coping) skills in children and reduce anxiety and improve mental health and wellbeing.

Evidence rating: 3
Cost rating: 1
Child outcomes:
Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing

UK provision: Yes
Age group:
Primary school
Preadolescents
Delivery model: Group

Main setting:
Primary school
Other setting:
Secondary school
Out-patient health setting
Classification:
Universal

FRIENDS for Youth

FRIENDS for Youth is part of a suite of FRIENDS programmes (including Fun FRIENDS and FRIENDS for Life), which aim to improve resilience (or coping) skills in children and reduce anxiety and improve mental health and wellbeing.

Evidence rating: 3
Cost rating: 1
Child outcomes:
Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing

UK provision: Yes
Age group:
Preadolescents
Adolescents
Delivery model: Group

Main setting:
Secondary school
Other setting:
Out-patient health setting
Classification:
Targeted selective

Families and Schools Together

Families and Schools Together (FAST) is a multi-family group approach designed to build protective factors for children. The programme’s key objective is to build stronger families and communities. This community strengthening programme is based on the social ecological theory of child development, family systems theory, family stress theory, attachment theory, and social learning theory.

Evidence rating: 2+
Cost rating: 1
Child outcomes:
Enhancing school achievement & employment

UK provision: Yes
Age group:
Primary school
Delivery model: Group

Main setting:
Primary school
Classification:
Targeted selective

Families and Schools Together Preschool

Families and Schools Together (FAST) Preschool is a group-based intervention for parents of a preschool child who wish to support their child and become more engaged in their community. It can operate at a universal level, but is more frequently provided on a targeted basis to families where there is an elevated risk of child behavioural problems.

Evidence rating: 2
Cost rating: NA
Child outcomes:
Preventing crime, violence and antisocial behaviour

UK provision: Yes
Age group:
Preschool
Delivery model: Group

Main setting:
Children's centre or early-years setting
Other setting:
Primary school
Community centre
Classification:
Universal

Family Check-up for Children

The Family Check-up (FCU) for Children is a strengths-based, family-centred intervention that motivates parents to use parenting practices to support child competence, mental health and risk reduction.

Evidence rating: 3+
Cost rating: 2
Child outcomes:
Preventing crime, violence and antisocial behaviour

UK provision: No
Age group:
Toddlers
Delivery model: Individual

Main setting:
Home
Other setting:
Secondary school
Community centre
In-patient health setting
Out-patient health setting
Classification:
Targeted selective

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