This government trumpets the importance of improving young people’s life chances,but is kicking absent the resources they needWhen a government goes out of its way to trumpet the importance of improving the life chances of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, is it too much to expect some resources to back up the rhetoric? In the case of the current administration, and unfortunately so. English children are among the unhappiest in the world,but despite widespread political consensus that services focusing on prevention and early intervention can hold a defining impact on the rest of a child’s life, a new report has exposed the shocking extent to which cuts are savaging local provision.
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Source: theguardian.com