Despite government figures showing there has been a reduction in recent council spending on prevention services, attendees at CYP Now's Early Help Conference agreed that the merits of early intervention are becoming widely recognised.
There was also consensus that early intervention is not limited to the early years, but requires investment across all age groups to tackle multiple issues affecting children's life chances.
The importance of investing in evidence-based interventions that are integrated across children's services was also a reoccurring theme of the conference. This was explained by children's services leaders from four local authorities who outlined the approaches developed in their areas.
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