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ESN Newsletter Highlights 2015

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Launch of our Annual Review 2014
 

We are delighted to share our annual report with you, highlighting our work and achievements from the past year, as well as moments from our first 15 years as the network for social services in Europe.

 

2014 reminded us, once more, of how important it is to ensure that we promote an inclusive, caring and cohesive society. Working with our members, service users and other stakeholders, we learned that solutions must be found at the local level, and that social services have a central role to play, together with other sectors, in improving people’s lives in their communities.

 



 


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Evidence-based practice in public social services
 
In our 2015 report ‘Evidence in public social services: An overview from practitioners and applied researches’, ESN examines evidence-based practice and new approaches to social innovation and the links between evidence, policy and practice in the wake of the financial crisis.
 


 
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Social planning at the local level
 
The European Social Network (ESN) details the importance of social planning as a key component for local authorities to design and implement effective and efficient services to address the needs of vulnerable groups.
 


 
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Investing in Children's Services, Improving Outcomes
 
The third peer review of ESN’s project ‘Investing in Children’ was held in Budapest on 7-8 May, in cooperation with the Directorate General for Child Protection and Social Services. The meeting examined the implementation of the European Commission’s Recommendation ‘Investing in Children’ in Hungary, Romania, Portugal, Italy and Belgium.
 


 
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Integrated services for people with disabilities
 
The second meeting of the ESN Working Group on Disability brought together participants from seven European countries to discuss how integrated services can better support people with disabilities.
 


 
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Improving young people's participation in society
 
The ESN workshop on education, employment and social services for vulnerable young adults brought together 30 participants from 15 countries in The Hague on 4-5 June 2015.
 


 
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Building partnerships to improve lives
 
Following up from the 2015 23rd European Social Services Conference in Lisbon, ESN examines the main take aways and insights gained over the three day event with respect to the life-cycle approach, building local partnerships and the role of technology.
 


 
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Public social services in crisis: challenges and responses
 



 


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