Electronic Resources:	http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/10777/20030404-0000/www.parity.infoxchange.net.au/index.html
Web resource:	http://www.chp.org.au/parity/articles/results.chtml?filename_num=00144
Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Early intervention in the welfare sector
Other Titles:	Parity
Authors:	Oberin, Julie
Keywords:	Welfare;Policy;Early intervention
Year:	2002
Publisher:	Council to Homeless Persons
Citation:	15 (7), August 2002
Notes:	This article argues that the concept of ‘early intervention’ is problematic and unsuccessful in tackling social setbacks. It focuses on the individual instead of on the at-risk social groups or on the factors responsible for the disadvantage. This type of intervention is deceiving because it makes people believe that ‘something is being done’. The ‘early’ connotation presupposes a linear process that seems incompatible with post-crisis events. Therefore, funding for early intervention programmes have been denied to crisis services. The final concern of the author is that, since early intervention projects are less expensive than crisis response models, governments might shift funding and reduce crisis intervention programmes. The author proposes that, along with early intervention strategies, broader social improvement should be addressed.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14483
ISSN:	1032-6170
Physical description:	2p
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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