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The urgency to reduce pressures on children's services has never been greater. Research published by the Association of Directors of Children's Services in November 2018 showed that in the past 10 years, initial contacts with children's social care rose by 78 per cent. The number of children subject to child protection plans has increased by 87 per cent and the number of children in care was up by 24 per cent. Early intervention - identifying and providing early support to children and families at risk of poor outcomes - has the potential to alleviate the strain on children's social care. Yet these figures suggest early intervention is unsupported or not delivering the desired outcomes.
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