This book provides an account of the experience of a multifaceted system-change programme to strengthen the capacity of Ireland's statutory child protection and welfare agency in the areas of prevention, early intervention and family support.

1. Introducing systems change in Child Protection and Welfare through Prevention, Partnership and Family Support. 2. Focusing on the Big Picture: Doing System Change Evaluation. 3. A Collaborative Approach to Researching the Meitheal Model - Learning and Legacy. 4. Systematically embedding child and youth participation in Tusla's culture, practices, and processes - Key findings from an evaluation of national training for staff. 5. Collaborative Research on Parenting Support and Parental Participation in Child Protection and Welfare Services. 6. Expectations, Capacity and Sustainability: Introducing a Commissioning Model for Child and Family Services in Ireland. 7. Understanding and Improving Public and Media Awareness of Family Support Services and Supports: Challenges and Opportunities for Research and Practice. 8. Conclusion: Returning to the Research Objectives: Reflections on Learning from the Study to Inform Future Research.