Children's Charities in Crisis

Early Intervention and the State

Body, Alison, Alison Body

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN: 9781447346432
• eBook ISBN: 9781447346456
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Social Policy
• Index: Social Sciences

Following a decade of radical change in policy and funding in children's early intervention services and with the role of the third sector under increased scrutiny, this timely book assesses the shifting interplay between state provision and voluntary organisations delivering intervention for children, young people and their families.

Using 100 voices from the frontline, it provides vivid accounts of the lived experiences of charitable groups and offers crucial insights into the impact of recent social policy decisions on their work.

Telling the story of how the landscape of children's early intervention services has changed over the last decade, the author highlights important lessons for future policy while demonstrating the immeasurable value of voluntary organisations working in this challenging terrain.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Epigraph
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of figures and tables
• About the author
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Part I Preventative services and children’s charities: policy and paradigm shifts
• Part II On the frontline of early intervention
• Part III The lived realities of commissioning children’s early intervention services
• Part IV Concluding thoughts
• Appendix
• References
• Index