Early Intervention (EI) is a simple concept. It is about changing our culture from late reaction to Early Intervention, ensuring every child is able to realise their full potential by developing a range of skills to flourish and progress in life. It is about addressing, directly, the root causes of social problems and in doing so not only improving outcomes for children but also saving money. How much better to reach the child before he is excluded from school, or commits a crime or goes into care - for the child, family, community and wider society. Early Intervention, and the logic behind it, is not a new idea. There is growing consensus and national and local government, leading experts and the voluntary and community sector have all promoted the concept of earlier, targeted action to tackle social ills.
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