Developing a reducing parental conflict needs assessment can support local areas' understanding of the prevalence of risk factors that could contribute to local needs in relation to parental conflict. The reducing parental conflict needs assessment template can be used to help structure a needs assessment; it is designed to be used alongside EIF's step-by-step guide to developing a reducing parental conflict needs assessment and the support pathway tool.

This tool contains guidance to support local areas in structuring a needs assessment, as well as information that can be included within the final report, this may include an introduction to a specific section or information regarding the national context in relation to reducing parental conflict. The tool also includes learning and suggestions from local authorities based on their experiences of developing a reducing parental conflict needs assessment.

The template is designed to be used by those responsible for planning or commissioning local reducing parental conflict services to help understand the needs of their population, and to what extent current reducing parental conflict support is meeting those needs. This will support local decision making regarding the support offer for reducing parental conflict.