Cullen, Barry2015-02-062015-02-061997-03Cullen, Barry. 1997. A report for ISI (Integrated Services Initiative) on models for integrating services for young families in the community. Dublin: Children's Research Centre. Trinity College Dublin.http://hdl.handle.net/10147/344241In the midst of new local development and urban regeneration schemes. lSI emerged out of a concern that economic development needed to be complemented by concerned social actions to improve the quality of life for local people. especially young families and children. The idea of setting up lSI developed from a conferenc.e organised in 1994 by [CON (Inner City Organisations' Network) which is a network of sixty-five communitybased groups and projects in the Nonh East inner city. At this conference a workshop organised by an ICON sub-committee on youth. family and child care concluded that despite the investment of considerable public resources into education, health and social services in the North East inner city, the level of spending was not having the desired impact in terms of alleviating problems and generating development. It was believed that this failure related to both resource issues and the absence of planned integrated models of service provision.enSOCIAL CARECHILD CAREEDUCATIONYOUNG PEOPLEReport