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<p>The government wants every child to be in a stable, loving home that is right for
them.</p><p>One of the key principles of the legislation that underpins the UK’s child
protection system is that children are best looked after within their families.</p><p>The
government is funding several programmes that seek to reduce need and support more
children to stay at home in stable family environments, where this is in the child’s
best interests. We are investing £84 million over five years as part of the Strengthening
Families, Protecting Children programme and over £17 million to support families through
the Supporting Families: Investing in Practice programme. The government has also
committed £1.085 billion to the Troubled Families Programme to achieve significant
and sustained improvement for families with multiple, high-cost problems by 2021.</p><p>Good
social work practice is key to helping families who need support to provide a safe
and nurturing environment for their children. This is why we have invested over £100
million since 2017 on child and family social worker development programmes to ensure
every social worker has the skills and knowledge they need.</p><p>Across the government,
we are tackling the problems that cause children to be in need in the first place.
This includes better supporting those with alcohol-dependent parents, the introduction
of landmark legislation for those affected by domestic abuse, preventing young people
being drawn into serious violence, and unprecedented investment in early years education
and support for children and young people’s mental health.</p>
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