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Councils have been praised for turning around the lives of almost 53,000 troubled families in little over 2 years.  This means that:

• children are back in school for 3 consecutive terms where they were previously truant or excluded
• high levels of youth crime and anti-social behaviour have been significantly reduced
• and/or adults that were on benefits have been in work for at least 3 months

• Councils have been praised for turning around the lives of almost 53,000 troubled families in little over 2 years
• Mental health schemes to catch pupils ‘before they fall’
• Joined-up working can be made to work (4th item)