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The GIRFEC approach: is child-focused - it ensures the child or young person — and their family — is at the centre of decision-making and the support available to them. Was this helpful? Your feedback will help us improve this site Feedback type Yes No Yes, but.

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All local authorities have in place processes and procedures for early intervention using the GIRFEC approach to address any issues that a child or young person has with their wellbeing. This is to ensure that any additional needs that a child or young person might have are identified as soon as possible, so that action can be taken to prevent the development of serious concerns relating to their wellbeing.

All local authorities have in place processes and procedures that promote collaboration between professionals, children, young people and families to meet any wellbeing needs. Wellbeing is described in legislation for the first time to help make sure everyone uses the same terminology and approach.

Children and young people who need extra support which is not generally available through that ordinarily provided in Universal Services will have a Child's Plan. Skip to main content Skip to section menu Access keys.

In terms of both a national children's well-being framework within a universal public service context and a distinct style of policymaking and implementation, the Scottish experience represents a unique case study of whole-country, transformational change and is of relevance to other jurisdictions. Keywords wellbeing; children; early intervention; policy development; policy analysis. We are carrying out some essential maintenance work on our website today, which means that some of our web pages are currently unavailable.

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