Growing challenge: Children's welfare after Covid-19

Growing challenge: Children's welfare after Covid-19

PF Perspectives

24 Aug 20

It has been a challenging few months to say the least. Covid-19 has decimated already-stretched budgets, leaving many local authorities to manage the fallout without adequate support from central...
Opportunity from adversity

PF Perspectives

24 Aug 20

Three decades after the Children Act was introduced, the Covid-19 pandemic presents the chance to properly fulfil its aims
False economy

PF Perspectives

24 Aug 20

The impact of the pandemic will only escalate the long-overdue need for a change in approach to funding children’s services
Investing in the future

PF Perspectives

24 Aug 20

Rebuilding a sustainable post-coronavirus economy requires an incresase in spending on improving the health of our poorest children
Strength in numbers

PF Perspectives

24 Aug 20

As more service users are brought into the process of designing services, funding decisions must be devolved to the local level
Sharing the rewards

PF Perspectives

24 Aug 20

Councils across the UK are reaping benefits from collaborating with children and families in designing service provision
Home improvements

PF Perspectives

24 Aug 20

A raft of evidence shows the importance of tackling poor housing conditions in preventing children needing support from local authority care services
Learning to change

PF Perspectives

24 Aug 20

The Covid-19 lockdown has propelled technology-enabled learning to the forefront of discussions on school education methods
Holistic medicine

PF Perspectives

24 Aug 20

A tiered, whole-system approach is required to make the most of scarce resources in the face of acute service pressures
Gazing into the crystal ball

PF Perspectives

24 Aug 20

Commissioners of children’s services need to anticipate future demand to ensure ongoing resilience

Growing challenge: Children's welfare after Covid-19

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