National economic circumstances and the reduction of central government grants to local authorities is a challenge to us all.
However, challenges also create opportunities - to find new ways to maintain service provision and respond locally to the national trend of more children being taken into care; to think creatively about the way we do things; and to explore new ways of working with partners and our communities.
Early intervention is not a new concept, but perhaps it is one more of us should be revisiting, especially now that the onus is directly on local government to employ decreasing resources more effectively, reduce costs and deliver better outcomes for citizens.
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