The Early Intervention Transformation Programme (EITP) is one of three projects that have been developed as part of the Delivering Social Change (DSC)/The Atlantic Philanthropies (AP) Signature Programme. As such, EITP is funded via a range of contributions from DSC, AP and five Government Departments including Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS), Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Social Development (DSD), Department of Education (DE) and Department for Employment and Learning (DEL).

An EITP Programme Board has been established with senior representatives from each of the funders. Key themes within this time-limited programme are transformation, sustainability, demonstrating outcomes and the use of evidence in designing interventions.

The Delivering Social Change Network Framework, led by Ministers through the Executive Ministerial Sub-Committee on Children and Young People and the Sub-Committee on Poverty and Social Exclusion, was set up by the Northern Ireland Executive to deal with poverty and social exclusion specifically. The Framework aims to deliver a sustained reduction in poverty and associated issues across all ages and to improve children and young people’s health, well-being and life opportunities thereby breaking the long term cycle of generational problems…. Read more