posted on 2015-07-31, 08:18authored bySamantha McDermid, Jean Soper, Clare Lushey, Doug Lawson, Lisa Holmes
This report examines the findings of a study commissioned by Action for Children to
explore the impact that their short break services have on disabled children and their
families. The study began in August 2010 and an Interim Report was published in
September 2010 (Holmes, McDermid, Soper and Lawson, 2010). Phase two of this
study was conducted during a period which could be described as a time of substantive
economic and political change within children‟s services. This report aims to explore the
impact of Action for Children short breaks services on disabled children and their
families within this context and seeks to provide an evidence base for the future
provision of Action for Children services to disabled children and their families. The
study also seeks to examine how good Action for Children are at communicating with
different agencies to inform the setting of outcomes within their short break services,
and how this improves outcomes for the children and to provide a brief cost analysis for
these services.
Funding
Action for Children
History
School
Social Sciences
Department
Communication, Media, Social and Policy Studies
Research Unit
Centre for Child and Family Research
Citation
MCDERMID, S. et al., 2011. Evaluation of the impact of Action for Children short breaks services on outcomes for children: Final report. Loughborough: Centre for Child and Family Research, 115pp.
Publisher
Centre for Child and Family Research, Loughborough University
Version
VoR (Version of Record)
Publisher statement
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