Numbers of children looked after in England: a historical analysis
Numbers of children looked after in England: a historical analysis
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英国照顾的儿童数量：历史分析
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2009
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J. Statham
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J. Rowlands;J. Statham
本文分析了英国地方当局的政策、实践和儿童照料率之间的关系。报告审查了近40年来英格兰地方当局照料的儿童人数的趋势。在1994年之后的十年中，得到照顾的儿童人数增加，这是由于进入照顾机构的儿童减少，但那些进入照顾机构的儿童往往呆得更长。这两个部分的动态似乎已经在很长一段时间的护理人口的基本决定因素。照料时间是一个关键因素，这一事实表明，对已经得到照料的儿童的规划是照料人数的一个关键决定因素。然而，有人认为，家庭支持服务不发达限制了目前减少护理人口规模的选择。一系列有效的家庭支助服务可通过以下三种方式对受照料儿童的数量产生影响：帮助家庭抚养更多的儿童;及早查明需要照料的儿童;增加一些儿童成功返回家园的机会。
This paper is an analysis of the relationship between policy, practice and the rates of children looked after by local authorities in England. It examines the trends in the numbers of children looked after by local authorities in England over a period of approximately 40 years. The increase in children looked after in the decade after 1994 is shown to be the result of fewer children entering care, but those that do tend to stay longer. This two-part dynamic appears to have been the underlying determinant of the care population over a long period of time. The fact that time spent in care is such a key factor suggests that planning for children who are already looked after is a crucial determinant of the numbers in care. However, it is argued that poorly developed family support services limit current options for reducing the size of the care population. A range of effective family support services could potentially have an impact on the number of children in care in three ways: by helping to maintain more children within their families; by identifying those children who need care earlier; and by improving the chances of some children being successfully returned home.