TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fox, Stacey
AU  - Southwell, Angela
AU  - Stafford, Neil
AU  - Goodhue, Rebecca
AU  - Jackson, Dianne
AU  - Smith, Charlene
TI  - Better systems, better chances: a review of research and practice for prevention and early intervention 
SN  - 978-1-921352-95-9
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Canberra, ACT
PB  - Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY), 
KW  - CHILDREN
KW  - INFANTS
KW  - INTERVENTION
KW  - LITERATURE REVIEWS
KW  - PROTECTIVE FACTORS
KW  - RISK FACTORS
KW  - PREVENTION
KW  - AUSTRALIA
N2  - This paper has used available research to synthesise the factors that promote positive child development and to highlight factors that enable effective prevention and early intervention
at a system-wide level. Current research provides strong theoretical underpinnings and directions for building systems that reflect the best available evidence about what children,
young people and families require to enable them to thrive. The balance of evidence would suggest that there is no single model or ‘silver bullet’. Instead, the aim must be agile and
responsive system comprised of cultures, structures and processes that produce service responses tailored to the needs and circumstances of families and communities; systems
underpinned by robust accountability and governance mechanisms that enable adaptation and problem-solving; and an explicit focus on delivering interventions that are grounded in
evidence. This paper presents the findings of a rapid strategic literature review of prevention and early intervention programs and systems, with a specific focus on:
Child development pathways and processes;
The social and economic benefits of prevention and early intervention;
Risk and protective factors for positive child development;
Key pathways for intervention at key developmental stages (from antenatal through
to adolescence); and
System design elements that facilitate prevention and early intervention. (from the Executive summary). Record #4819
UR  - http://www.community.nsw.gov.au/docswr/_assets/main/documents/early_intervention/tab_e_prevention_and_early_intervention_literature_review.pdf
ER  -