chief executive of Hanover Housing Association.
Early intervention is about getting additional effective support to children and families who need it in order to prevent long-term damaging outcomes. Throughout my career working in the children and family sector, I have championed early intervention and seen the positive impact of intervening early to stop problems becoming difficult to reverse.
I was therefore delighted to be appointed the chair of the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) in November last year. Having been a member of the original advisory council that helped set up EIF, I have been involved with the organisation from its origins.
EIF is a charity and one of the Government's 'what works centres'. It was founded in July 2013 by Graham Allen MP following his report for the Government, written jointly with Iain Duncan Smith, on early intervention, which included a recommendation to set up EIF.
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