Children at risk of being radicalised may need Early help services. This is recognised in government statutory guidance (see Working Together 2018 at page 14, paragraph 6).
Early help aims for agencies to work together to provide help as soon as a problem emerges. This is because tackling a problem early can help to stop things getting worse. Practitioners should be trained to look for signs a child or family may need help.
So, if someone who works with a child is concerned they may be at risk of radicalisation, they may suggest an early help assessment. Or a parent or carer can ask someone who already knows the child to do an assessment.
Early Help services are aimed at supporting children and families without a social worker. Social workers are not involved in early help assessments or providing early help services. But sometimes social workers ask early help services to provide assistance to children and families they are working with.
See Our Early help page for more information about early help assessments and services.