There's also no denying that the plan is ambitious. It will see across-government approach underpinned by a firm belief in betteridentification and earlier intervention. And while there is only asmattering of concrete practical proposals, there is a commitment toidentifying and sharing best practice, a beefed-up child protection rolefor midwives and health visitors, an increase in family supportservices, and a renewed focus on tackling mental health problems,teenage pregnancy and the education challenges that many children in thepublic care system continue to face (see Analysis, p12).
However, there are two major issues that have the potential to derailthese good intentions before they begin to take root. The first isfunding.
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