TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Children's services in the UK 1997-2003: problems, developments and challenges for the future
JO  - Children and society
A1  - Little, Michelle
A1  - Axford, Nick
A1  - Morpeth, Louise
SP  - 205
EP  - 214
VL  - 17
IS  - 3
N2  - This article reviews developments in children's services since 1997 and considers their effect on children in need by examining government statistics, recent additions to the evidence-base, and data from two studies conducted by the authors. It shows that there has been extensive service development, mainly beyond the Department of Health, and considerable effort to improve assessment and administrative data. The limits to what can be demonstrably achieved by children's services, particularly in a short period, are acknowledged, and it is argued that the approach of providing predominantly low level interventions to large groups may need re-thinking if significant and lasting changes to children's development are to be secured.<p />
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SN  - 0951-0605
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chi.770
ID  - ref1
ER  -