TY  - SER
AU  - Davies, Emma
AU  - Wood,Beth
AU  - Stephens,Robert
TI  - From rhetoric to action: a case for a comprehensive community-based initiative to improve developmental outcomes for disadvantaged children
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Wellington
PB  - Ministry of Social Development
KW  - FVC
KW  - CHILD DEVELOPMENT
KW  - CHILD POVERTY
KW  - COMMUNITY ACTION
KW  - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
KW  - SOCIAL POLICY
N1  - Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, December 2002, 19: 28-47; nz
N2  - This paper proposes that urgent action is needed to reduce child poverty in New Zealand and to action evidence-based strategies to improve outcomes for children who are disadvantaged. In the case of child abuse, it was noted that services for children and families are poorly coordinated. The paper calls for the promotion of the development of child-centred policies that will help to eliminate the conditions that create poverty. A community-based Sure Start initiative is described that was introduced in England. The authors argue that a similarly based programme implemented here in New Zealand would go a long way towards achieving improved outcomes for young children
UR  - http://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/journals-and-magazines/social-policy-journal/spj19/from-rhetoric-to-action19-pages28-47.html
ER  -