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Technology in Children’s Services: Special Report

1 min read Children's Services
From virtual reality for practitioners to the use of big data systems to share information between agencies, technology is changing the way children’s services intervenes in the lives of vulnerable children and families.
Technology is increasingly changing the nature of children’s services. Picture: SFIO CRACHO/Adobe Stock
Technology is increasingly changing the nature of children’s services. Picture: SFIO CRACHO/Adobe Stock

It is now standard practice for children’s services leaders and practitioners to use technology to enhance support for vulnerable children, young people and families.

Whether it be electronic systems to record information and share that with other agencies, software to analyse trends in the use of services and the impact they are having, or mobile applications that enable better communication between worker and young person, technology is increasingly changing the nature of children’s services.

It is an integral part of many aspects of children’s services provision from safeguarding, information sharing between agencies or using virtual reality headsets for practitioners to experience what life is like for a neglected child.

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