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Using evidence in children’s services
the social research unit at DartingtonDARTINGTON LONDON GLASGOW
Louise MorpethCo-director
www.dartington.org.uk
Better outcomes for children through research, development and dissemination
Evidence 2 Success
74% of children have low/no need(n = 6283)
26% of children with high need (n = 2176)
8% of children involved in systems (n = 649)
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
£171 million£22m targeted
Luton
Enfield
Manchester
Liverpool
Tower Hamlets
Richmond
Blueprints
21 On-line databases
What does it mean to be ‘evidence-based’?
Protecting children through evidence-based approaches
Luton
Enfield
Manchester
Liverpool
Tower Hamlets
Richmond
Blueprints
21 On-line databases ….continued
What does it mean to be ‘evidence-based’?
Protecting children through evidence-based approaches
www.blueprintprograms.org
Investing in Children
Providing free and independent advice on the costs and benefits of competing investment options in children’s services
www.investinginchildren.eu
Standards of Evidence
ImpactImpact Evaluation Quality
Evaluation Quality
System Readiness
System Readiness
Intervention Specificity
Intervention Specificity
Does the programme make a positive difference
to key developmental outcomes?
Does the evaluation quality give confidence
in the claims?
Is the programme logical, focused and
practical?
Is the programme suitable for wide scale delivery in children’s
services
Standards of Evidence
Dartington Standards of Evidence App
Helping organisations assess their effectiveness
Moving interventions along the innovation to impact pipeline
Louise MorpethCo-Director, Social Research [email protected]
Twitter @LMorpeth
www.dartington.org.uk
Contact information