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A test and learn approach to Critical Time Intervention

By Iain Donnelly|2021-07-08T11:33:52+00:00July 27th, 2020|Categories: Blog|Tags: beneficiaries, evaluation, interventions|

Iain Donnelly, Programme Lead, has recently joined Fulfilling Lives Newcastle Gateshead (FLNG). In this blog Iain reflects on their Critical Time Intervention pilot.

Between June 2018 and March 2020 we piloted a Critical Time Intervention (CTI) model as an alternative to the more traditional navigation approach that we had previously used in our work supporting people experiencing multiple disadvantage.

Developed in the US, CTI is an evidence-based practice of working with a person during a transition, such as leaving prison or moving into accommodation, for a maximum period of nine-months, focusing on person-centred goals and building support networks in preparation for the end of the time-limited period. As a model, it’s relatively new in the UK and ours was one of the first full-scale pilots to […]

New report published: “Promising practice”, with key findings from local evaluations to date

The national evaluation team have published key findings from local evaluations in their latest report, Promising Practice. The report:

Highlights approaches and interventions that appear promising based on local evaluation evidence;
Shares learning on successful implementation of these approaches;
Considers how different interventions are contributing the the programme’s systems change ambitions; and
Informs further evaluation activities.

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