EVERY CHILD MATTERS

'Every Child Matters', or 'ECM' for short, is a UK government initiative that was launched in 2003, at least partly in response to the death of Victoria Climbié. It has been the title of three government papers and the website www.everychildmatters.gov.uk, and led to the Children Act 2004.
Its main aims are for every child, whatever their background or their circumstances, to have the support they need to:

★ Be healthy

★ Stay safe

★ Enjoy and achieve

★ Make a positive contribution

★ Achieve economic well-being
Each of these themes has a detailed outcomes framework attached to it, which requires multi-agency partnership working to achieve.

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External links

External links

★ Every Child Matters website

★ Every Child Matters green paper (PDF)

★ Every Child Matters: Change for Children (PDF)