Fourteen proposals to improve conditions for families have been unveiledin a new report by the Commission for Families and the Wellbeing ofChildren.
The independent commission was established last year by the NationalFamily and Parenting Institute and NCH with a remit to examine how andwhen the state should intervene in the care and upbringing ofchildren.
Its report, published last week, raises concerns about punitiveapproaches towards children who are disadvantaged by poverty and poormental health. It calls for a new "ethic of care" in public policy tosupport family relationships and children's wellbeing.
A key recommendation is that children's services authorities should berequired to provide "a menu of universal and targeted services". Thesewould include pre- and post-natal support, child development checks andworkshops for parents, provided at transition points when children enterchildren's centres, primary and secondary school.
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