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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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Cost benefits of early intervention

£5.00
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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Protecting children and young people from significant harm

£5.00
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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Thinking Family - Working across children's and adult services

£5.00
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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Outcomes and why they matter

£5.00
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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Promoting Mental Health for Children across Children's Services

£5.00
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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Commissioning Residential Care for Children and Young People

£5.00
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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Safeguarding

£5.00
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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Transition of Adolescents to Adult Mental Health Services

£5.00
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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School inclusion for all children

£5.00
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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Intervening in the early years

£5.00
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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