beneficial change for children but in general suffer from donor‐led managerial approaches, the dominance of upward accountability … civil society are failing to protect millions of vulnerable children and promote their participation in decision‐making. But … better outcomes for children are possible. This article articulates the problems but also demonstrates how: (1) partnerships …

Children and Adolescents - HoNOSCA) questionnaires on admission and discharge for consecutive admissions to the unit between …

This article focuses on the conditions that are conducive to effective work on reducing children's vulnerability to … children and young people. Two ideas are discussed: distributed expertise and relational agency. Distributed expertise …

This article explores some of the contemporary challenges facing leaders of children's services. Using the theoretical … facing children's service leaders. It argues that a distributed and connected model of leadership is the best available in … contained in the England and Wales Children Act 2004. The article argues that the key leadership skills are about making sense …

. The Nurse Family Partnership programme remains the only intervention to start in pregnancy and show a long‐term reduction …

reviews to Government. Findings – Early intervention programmes not only deliver better outcomes for children and families …

Purpose – This study attempts to identify the rural‐urban migration patterns of children, young girls in particular … interventions on curbing the uncontrolled influx of children from the rural areas to urban centres and reducing their exposure to … triangulation of methods that comprised a survey of children aged 13‐18 exposed to commercial sexual exploitation, in …

among Sure Start centre managers. Design/methodology/approach – Semi‐structured interviews were carried out with Children … face in taking what some perceive to be an evidence‐based approach. Originality/value – Although Sure Start Children …'s Centres are one of the main sites for delivering evidence‐based interventions to improve outcomes for young children and …

therapeutic children's homes, especially those located in England. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 16 young adults who had … with their family members. Originality/value – The evidence from this research is that young adults who have been in …

educational underachievement of looked after children. Design/methodology/approach – Analysis of data on educational achievement … and social care in a cohort of 1,407 children over the age of 15 who left care in two Scottish local authorities between … 2000 and 2005. Findings – The educational attainments of children do reflect key factors in their backgrounds before entry …