Munro, Eileen 
ORCID: 0000-0003-4828-2791
(2010)
Conflating risks: implications for accurate risk prediction in child welfare services.
Health, Risk and Society, 12 (2).
pp. 119-130.
ISSN 1369-8575
Abstract
Improving outcomes for children is a major concern in developed countries. This article examines the Every Child Matters (ECM) policy in England that seeks to integrate strategies for tackling a range of risks in relation to children, both risks of harm to themselves and harm they may pose to society. The emphasis is on early identification and intervention to reduce the numbers who go on to experience serious problems. The government cites research as providing the evidence to permit screening and targeting of 'at risk' children. However, 'at risk' refers to a range of adverse outcomes with different, though overlapping, causations. This article questions whether the research base permits an acceptable level of screening for individual children at risk in some general sense and raises concerns about potential harmful consequences.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/carfax/13698575.ht... |
| Additional Information: | © 2010 Taylor & Francis |
| Divisions: | Social Policy |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Feb 2011 13:44 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Dec 2024 04:03 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/32582 |
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