champions for children
These research briefings address the specific interests and needs of elected local and national representatives.
You'll find information about key research findings, good practice and policy developments to help you improve outcomes for children and families in need by ensuring that adequate services are provided. Use the prompts at the end for questions you might want to ask your officers.
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published: 2011
author(s): Mary Ryan
This briefing provides key research messages and key messages for policy and practice to support councillors to advocate effective support and services for children and families as soon as problems
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published: 2010
author(s): Mary Ryan
Safeguarding is one of the key duties placed on local authorities and the Children’s Trust partnership, and lead members are politically accountable for ensuring these responsibilities are fulfilled
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published: 2009
author(s): Susannah Bowyer
This briefing offers key research findings and good practice and policy developments for those working to provide integrated services for vulnerable families. It includes messages from researc
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published: 2008
author(s): Mary Ryan
The latest in this series for Councillors tackles the topic of outcomes. The aim of these briefings is to provide information about key research findings, good practice and policy developments to he
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published: 2007
author(s): Mary Ryan
Promoting mental health, preventing mental health problems arising in children and young people, and intervening early when they do arise, are essential in helping children achieve positive outcomes
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published: 2007
author(s): Jane Shuttleworth
Every Child Matters seeks to ensure that all children and young people will achieve good outcomes. At its centre is a commitment to intervening earlier before problems become entrenched. Goo
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published: 2006
author(s): Mary Ryan
Few people would deny the importance of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and, while this is ‘everyone’s responsibility’, it is also one of the key duties placed on local authoritie
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published: 2006
author(s): Mary Ryan
The transition from adolescence to adulthood, difficult for all young people, is particularly problematic for young people with additional needs who have to move from services provided for children
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published: 2005
author(s): Mary Ryan
Inclusion is about ensuring that all children can be present in a school, can participate in common activities in the mainstream curriculum and can achieve both as measured by national assessments a
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published: 2005
author(s): Mary Ryan
There is clear evidence from research that young children who are suffering impairment or harm to their physical, psychological or emotional development often communicate their distress through thei
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