Supporting young children and their families: Why we need to rethink services and policies

• Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Melbourne Hospital

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20 August 2008There is evidence that the increasing prosperity that Australia and other developed nations have experienced over the past few decades has not brought with it corresponding increases in psychosocial and health functioning. On the contrary, there is increasing evidence that these are worsening. It has become increasingly apparent that there is need to reconfigure the services we provide to young children and families in order to achieve better outcomes for young children, families and society.