“If I hadn’t come here I think I would have been inside.”
It takes time to judge whether intervention has been effective.
Success
News Views
Including locking children up, justice, leaving care, smells, the X Factor, toddlers’ tantrums, CORE, the Mouse Club, the Pushmepullyou, Youth & Policy and toothbrushes
‘Consequences’ by Elizabeth Reinach and Glyn Roberts
A study of the effectiveness of an observation and assessment centre
‘Leaving Care’ by Mike Stein and Kate Carey
Indicators for success- and failure- in aftercare
‘Child Care Now: A Survey of Placement Patterns’ by Jane Rowe, Marion Hundleby and Louise Garnett
Social workers’ views as to what works
“You’ll Never Believe it!”
The joy of arriving after a long hard journey