Empowering Sentinal Care Alliance Community

A Community-Led Model of Care and Support

The Agbara Programme is Sentinal Care Alliance’s core intervention model, providing structured, responsive support to individuals and families experiencing crisis, instability or barriers to accessing care.

The Agbara Programme is a culturally responsive delivery programme designed to provide holistic health, wellbeing, and social care support within community and family-based 

environments.

Delivered through Sentinal Care Alliance, Agbara offers an alternative to traditional, institution-led care by focusing on relationships, cultural identity, and community connection as key drivers of wellbeing.

What the Agbara Programme Delivers

Agbara provides flexible, person-centred support pathways that respond to individual needs while strengthening family and community networks.

 Family-Based and Nurture Placements

• Safe, supportive home environments
• Step-down from hospital or crisis services
• Prevention of placement breakdown
• Support for mental health, recovery, and stability

Community-Based Outreach

• Engagement within trusted settings (barbers, salons, faith spaces, community hubs)
• Peer-led support through Wellbeing Interseders
• Early intervention and prevention-focused support

 Holistic Wellbeing Support

• Mental health and emotional wellbeing
• Cultural and identity-based support
• Practical social care interventions
• Family and relationship support

Integrated Pathways

• Coordination with health, social care, and community services
• Support with housing and wider wellbeing needs
• Flexible pathways tailored to individual circumstances

Who We Support

The Agbara Programme supports:

• Individuals experiencing mental health challenges
• People at risk of crisis or hospital admission
• Children and young people requiring early intervention and support
• Families requiring structured, culturally responsive interventions
• Individuals affected by or at risk of domestic abuse
• Care leavers, mothers and babies, and those with complex social needs
• Communities experiencing health and social inequalities

Our Approach

“The Agbara Programme is underpinned by the Sentinal Diaspora Health and Wellbeing Framework, which informs our culturally responsive and community-based approach to support.”

Agbara is grounded in:

• Cultural understanding and respect
• Community leadership and trust
• Holistic, person-centred care
• Early intervention and prevention
• Strength-based, relationship-led support

Where the Agbara Programme is Applied

Agbara is designed to respond to complex, overlapping needs, recognising that individuals and families often require support across multiple systems rather than single-service interventions.

Children and Young People (CYP) Support

Providing culturally responsive and community-based support for children and young people, including:

• Early intervention and prevention
• Emotional wellbeing and mental health support
• Family-based placements and nurture environments
• Support for care-experienced young people

 Family and Domestic Abuse (DV) Support Pathways

Supporting individuals and families experiencing or at risk of domestic abuse through:

• Safe and culturally responsive environments
• Family-based and community-led interventions
• Emotional, practical, and advocacy support
• Strengthening stability and recovery

Crisis Prevention and Alternative to Admission

Providing early intervention and community-based support to reduce the need for hospital or crisis service attendance.

Step-Down and Recovery Support

Supporting individuals transitioning from inpatient or crisis services into stable, community-based environments.

Supported Living and Nurture Pathways

Delivering structured, family-based and supported living approaches for:

• Adults with mental health needs
• Care leavers
• Mothers and babies
• Individuals with complex social circumstances

Community-Based Prevention and Engagement

Providing outreach and early intervention through trusted community spaces to improve access, reduce stigma, and strengthen local support networks.

 Diaspora and Culturally Responsive Pathways

Supporting individuals and communities through culturally aligned approaches that recognise identity, heritage, and lived experience as central to wellbeing.

System Partnership and Integrated Delivery

Working alongside NHS, local authorities, children’s services, and community organisations to deliver coordinated, person-centred pathways that improve outcomes and reduce system demand.

Outcomes and Impact

The Agbara Programme delivers measurable improvements across health, social care, and community systems.

Outcomes include:

• Reduced crisis presentations and hospital admissions
• Improved engagement with culturally responsive support
• Increased stability for individuals and families
• Strengthened family and community networks
• Earlier intervention and prevention of escalation
• Improved overall health and wellbeing outcomes

Why Agbara ?

Agbara recognises that effective care goes beyond services — it requires connection, belonging, and environments where people feel understood and supported.

By combining community, family, and culturally responsive approaches, Agbara delivers support that is both practical and meaningful, creating pathways that are responsive to real-life needs rather than rigid systems.

Accessing the Programme

Agbara is delivered through Sentinal Care Alliance in partnership with local organisations and services.

To learn more about referrals, partnerships, or commissioning opportunities, please contact us directly.