This report identifies the interventions that are effective for children on the edge of care. These interventions could aim to improve outcomes for children either side of the edge, either by preventing children entering the care system or enabling children in high-intensity residential care to live with well-supported foster families.
The report was commissioned by Social Finance and highlights the interventions that are most likely to be effective so that Social Impact Bond (SIB) investors can make well-informed choices about the interventions they endorse.
SIBs are a funding mechanism whereby socially motivated investors pay upfront for preventative services to be delivered to a target group. The investors take on the implementation risk of service delivery and are paid according to the level of successful outcomes delivered. If outcomes do not improve the investors do not get paid.
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