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Costs and Outcomes in Children's Social Care

Costs and Outcomes in Children's Social Care

Messages from Research

Jennifer Beecham and Ian Sinclair
Foreword by Parmjit Dhanda MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families

Part of the Costs and Effectiveness of Services for Children in Need series

Paperback: £19.99 / $36.95

2006, 297mm x 210mm / 11in x 8.5in, 144pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-496-4, BIC 2: JKS JKSB1

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Foreword. Acknowledgements. 1. Introducing the Book. 2. How the Studies were Done. 3. Delivering Care Services: The Ideal and the Reality. 4. Costs and the Way they Vary. 5. Interventions Unrelated to the Care System. 6. Interventions Related to the Care System. 7. Conclusion. Appendix A: DfES Implementation and Advisory Group Members. Appendix B: Research Studies and Authors. References. Selected reading on parenting programmes. Subject Index. Author Index.

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