Every child matters agenda
Every Child Matters: Change for Children is a new approach to the well-being of children and young people from birth to age 19.
The programme places better outcomes for children firmly at the centre of all policies and approaches involving children's services.
These outcomes are:
- be healthy
- stay safe
- enjoy and achieve through learning
- make a positive contribution to society
- achieve economic well-being.
The programme demands that all organisations that provide services to children work together in more integrated and effective ways.