In corporations, investment lives under the shadow of consequences: miss the return, and losses, cuts, or exits follow. In child welfare, particularly across Western systems, funding is intentionally steady to protect equity, which means poor implementation rarely triggers immediate organizational consequences. That stability is ethically essential, yet it can dull investment discipline. We invest in promising programs and platforms but underinvest in the unglamorous scaffold

“Start with the end in mind” is the name of Stephen R. Covey’s Habit 2, which urges individuals and organisations to establish the destination first and then make decisions and shape routines to get there (Covey, 1989/2013). In child welfare, the “end” is easy to articulate but hard to deliver on: children who are safeguarded, well looked after, and thriving. SgT uses the end-in-mind discipline of working backward so leadership decisions, supervision, and day-to-day practice

Child welfare can be positively transformed when organizations reframe their view of families from passive recipients of statutory intervention to valued customers (service users) of a public service, whose experience, trust, and participation are decisive to children’s safety, well-being, and stability. ATA Consultancy advances this reframing by adapting well-established service user experience, quality improvement, and change management principles from the corporate world t

ATA Consultancy strongly believes that the foundation of a robust child protection investigation (and safeguarding for children and families) is laid in the first phase of the work. The questions asked, the position the worker takes with the family, and the way information is captured either set in place a model of disciplined, balanced information-gathering or take the case down a path of subjectivity and paternalism that is difficult to reset.   Safeguarding Together starts

Join Us at ISPCAN 2025 ATA Consultancy is thrilled to announce that Safeguarding Together will be presented at the International Society...

We are pleased to confirm that Kristen Lwin, PhD, will be undertaking a research review of the Safeguarding Together implementation with...

Understanding Safeguarding Together Safeguarding Together is more than just a practice framework. It represents a complete transformation...

Over the last week, Middlesbrough Children’s Services has started their Safeguarding Together journey with ATA Consultancy, and we could...

Understanding the Importance of Relationships in Child Welfare Research has consistently shown that relationships play a crucial role in...

Child welfare systems around the globe face significant challenges. Traditional safety planning methods often fall short. These plans are...

Modern Western child welfare approaches (risk assessment and safeguarding processes) are complex because they must be. Any attempt to...

In the dynamic and often challenging field of child welfare, a ground-breaking innovation has arrived to redefine how we approach the...

Introduction In today’s complex child welfare environments, isolated decisions made at the practitioner level are no longer sufficient....

By Tracey Hill Introduction: A Childhood of Connection I grew up in a world where connection was simple — and everywhere. My childhood,...

The Safeguarding Together framework positions the timeline as a critical operational backbone that ensures safeguarding is not merely...

The message in this letter extends to Child Welfare Leaders who share my anxieties about our field yet remain incredibly hopeful. I...

Introduction The complex and high-stakes nature of child welfare environments, along with systemic barriers, workforce pressures, and...

Effective child welfare organizations (as defined by the positive impact on Safeguarding for children and families) rely strongly on...

The outcomes of child welfare decisions extend their effects to children, their families, and the larger community. Child protection...

Child protection continues to be both a global challenge and an intimate experience in today’s highly connected world. Culture, history,...