Figures show urgent need to invest in early intervention

30 September 2010

In response to the Department for Education figures published today for referrals, assessments and children and young people who are subject to a child protection plan, Shaun Kelly, Head of Safeguarding at Action for Children says:

“These figures reinforce the urgent need for government to recognise the value of early intervention services and invest in them, so that families get the support they need early on, preventing their situations from declining to a stage whereby their children get taken into care. This approach leads both to better outcomes for children and to financial savings.

“As experts in this field, we know there needs to be a new settlement to enable local children’s services to embed early intervention, increase efficiency and break cycles of deprivation and neglect in the UK.

“A multi-agency approach that sees professionals working together is also crucial to safeguarding the most vulnerable children. Only then can we truly keep children safe from harm and hope to see these figures decline.”

Notes:

Action for Children supports and speaks out for the UK’s most vulnerable and neglected children and young people, for as long as it takes to make a difference in their lives.

Action for Children works in local communities with 156,000 children, young people and their families through 420 children’s projects across the UK.

whose familys need support;

are in care;

who are disabled;

who experience severe difficulties in their lives.

Action for Children is a national charity that delivers services that respond to the local needs of children, young people, their families and communities.

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