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Building Integrated Connections for Children, Their Families and Communities
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Brettig, Karl Sims, Margaret C. |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | FOREWORD I feel hugely privileged to have visited Adelaide each year since the late nineties and have seen firsthand the amazing services which are being developed – services which really support children and their families in the 21 st century. Conceptualising and developing integrated services that are truly responsive to the needs of children and families has become a global project. Politicians, policy makers and practitioners across the developed world are driving this agenda forward. We all work in seriously divided societies where the most vulnerable communities are still not able to access the resources that more affluent families take for granted. It is essential that we prioritise the needs of our youngest citizens – they only get one shot at being two and three and four and they have no time to waste. This book makes a major contribution to the debate about how we can make services available to the families that most need them. It also addresses the critical issue of co-producing services with children, families and communities so that they feel powerfully engaged in the process. Families don't want to be passive recipients of welfare handouts. They want to be treated as citizens with voice and choice – equal and active partners in developing public services. History makes it clear that unless early years services are conceptualised as having transformational possibilities they are unlikely to achieve emancipatory outcomes. Karl Brettig and Margaret Sims have gathered together authors with strong vision, passionate commitment and extensive experience of community work. The projects and programs that they describe show that it is possible to restore hope back into communities, and bring about change for every child. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thanks to Ruth, Daniel & Joel for all that you have taught me along the journey and still do, about what it means to be a family. To co-editor Margaret Sims, thank you for your strong commitment to better outcomes for children through research, insightful presentations and inspiring leadership. Thanks also to the team at Salisbury Communities for Children for translating a vision for child and family friendly communities into an emerging reality. for your high level of commitment to supporting families and working in partnership. and all who have been a part of the Salisbury C4C Committee and contributed to the productive discussions we have had around the table. Thanks also to UniSA evaluation team Elspeth McInnes and Alexandra Diamond and … |
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| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
