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Using evidence in children’s services. the social research unit at Dartington DARTINGTON LONDON GLASGOW. Louise Morpeth Co-director. www.dartington.org.uk. Better outcomes for children through research, development and dissemination. Evidence 2 Success. 26% of children with high need
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Using evidence in children’s services the social research unit at Dartington DARTINGTON LONDON GLASGOW Louise Morpeth Co-director
www.dartington.org.uk Better outcomes for children through research, development and dissemination
26% of children with high need (n = 2176) 74% of children have low/no need (n = 6283) 8% of children involved in systems (n = 649) £171 million £22m targeted 66%of system-involved have few or no needs (n = 426) 34% of system-involved have high need (n = 223; 10.2% of the total number of those with high need in the population) 90%of those with high need have no service contact (n = 1953) Total 9-15 sample of Perth and Kinross: n =8,459 http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/4899/Evidence2Success Reach of Systems: Any social work or addition education support services (9-15 yrs) An argument for early intervention
21 On-line databases Manchester Liverpool Blueprints Luton Tower Hamlets Enfield Richmond What does it mean to be ‘evidence-based’? Protecting children through evidence-based approaches
21 On-line databases ….continued Manchester Liverpool Blueprints Luton Tower Hamlets Enfield Richmond What does it mean to be ‘evidence-based’? Protecting children through evidence-based approaches
www.investinginchildren.eu • Providing free and independent advice on the costs and benefits of competing investment options in children’s services • Investing in Children
Impact Evaluation Quality • Does the evaluation quality give confidence in the claims? • Does the programme make a positive difference to key developmental outcomes? • Standards of Evidence Intervention Specificity System Readiness • Is the programme suitable for wide scale delivery in children’s services • Is the programme logical, focused and practical?
Standards of Evidence • Dartington Standards of Evidence App • Helping organisations assess their effectiveness • Moving interventions along the innovation to impact pipeline
Louise Morpeth Co-Director, Social Research Unit lmorpeth@dartington.org.uk Twitter @LMorpeth www.dartington.org.uk Contact information