<P>This text is an authoritative analysis of current services for children and young people in the UK. Drawing upon European-wide data, this innovative book critiques the policies that have shaped today''s services, argues that the current system is insufficiently joined-up and outlines a radical new model of co-located services for the integrated delivery of children''s care. </P><I><P>Shaping Children''s Services</I>:</P><UL><P><LI>examines key indicators of children''s development; </LI><P></P><P><LI>provides a breakdown of the economics of caring for children; </LI><P></P><P><LI>explores the way government initiatives such as Sure Start, Extended Schools, Total Place and the Kennedy review of children''s health have shaped current policies; </LI><P></P><P><LI>charts the key twentieth-century developments of child welfare across health, education and social care and looks at the inter-relationships between health, social care, police, education and the voluntary sector; </LI><P></P>