Using evidence to develop services for children and families: some considerations and challenges for the Child & Family Support Agency
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: The Child and Family Support Agency will be established by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs in 2013.This is a significant undertaking and an opportunity to design and deliver services for children and families that are 'evidence-informed' and 'outcomefocused'.This article summarises and reflects on six types of evidence that could contribute to making services for children and families more effective thereby increasing the likelihood of improved outcomes.Specifically, it suggests six types of evidence could add value to the work of the new agency: evidence on matching needs to services; evidence on effectiveness of different service systems for children and families; evidence on outcomes of services; evidence on determinants of well-being; evidence on processes of helping; and evidence on inter-agency working.
Author: Kieran McKeown
Language: English
Topic: Child Welfare and Adoption
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2163575214