CYP Now - Prevention is far better than any cure

A preventive approach to support for children and young people has emerged as a clear priority within the reconfigured Department for Children, Schools and Families.

So we can expect it to be a key feature of the department's forthcoming Children's Plan.

The real challenge is to translate its ambitions into delivery on the ground and at the point of need, across all levels of services. If successfully implemented, this creates a coherent and accessible system of support for the young and their families.

Preventive strategies in local communities focus increasingly on the universal framework of children's centres and extended schools. Providing accessible support with the potential to work alongside wider mainstream services allows you to devise local initiatives that draw on the wider resource of the centre or school.

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