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Some Useful Sources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2010

Lucy Loveless  and
Kate Hickling
Lucy Loveless
Affiliation:
Institute of Applied Social Studies, School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham E-mail: l.loveless@bham.ac.uk
Kate Hickling
Affiliation:
Institute of Applied Social Studies, School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham E-mail: KXR470@bham.ac.uk
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Abstract

As this themed section has illustrated, understanding and supporting families with multiple and complex needs is an area of policy and practice that is gaining importance and emphasis in the UK. This growth in interest is reflected in the developing field of family focused policy and practice work. In this article, we review a range of recent government-led initiatives and interventions developed principally through the Cabinet Office's Social Exclusion Task Force Think Family initiative. Whilst we recognise that there are a number of related policy documents and initiatives (many of which are discussed by Murray and Barnes in this edition), we choose to focus on Think Family due to its emphasis on a ‘whole family’ approach for families facing multiple sources of disadvantage.

Type
Themed Section on Family Minded Policy and Whole Family Practice
Information
Social Policy and Society , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , October 2010 , pp. 591 - 597
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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