Early intervention 'saves billions'

Labour MP Graham Allen speaks of the need for more efforts around early intervention to save the government money, as evidenced by work by the Social Research Unit and others.

The Nottingham North MP, interviewed on Radio 4's Today show, explained how the criminal justice system could save millions of pounds by implementing early intervention programmes for children.
 
The Social Research Unit involvement in helping policy makers and practitioners in Birmingham to adopt and adapt such programmes has demonstrated the benefits (and challenges) of intervening early, particularly where rates of social and behavioural problems are elevated.
 
The interview was aired on Wednesday July 21st, 2010, and can be listened to online on the BBC website by following this link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8840000/8840419.stm