Mae'r cynnydd sylweddol yn nifer y plant sy'n derbyn gofal ynghyd â'r data o'r cyfrifiad a gyhoeddwyd yn ddiweddar ynghylch plant mewn angen yn atgyfnerthu ein penderfyniad i ganolbwyntio i ddechrau ar gamddefnydd rhieni o sylweddau. Camddefnydd o'r fath, ar y cyd ag iechyd meddwl a thrais domestig, yw'r prif reswm dros bryderon ynghylch plentyn ac atgyfeiriadau i wasanaethau cymdeithasol. Mae angen mynd ati ar fyrder i dorri cylch amryfal anfanteision er mwyn mynd i'r afael â'r canlyniadau gwael mewn addysg yn gynharach ynghyd ag anghenion iechyd a lefelau uchel o dlodi sy'n bodoli o fewn y boblogaeth o blant mewn angen (tua 25,000).
The significant increase in the number of looked after children and the data from the recently published children in need census reaffirms our decision to focus initially on parental substance misuse which, along with mental health and domestic violence, remain the primary reason for concern for a child and referrals to social services. There is now an urgent need to break the cycle of multiple disadvantages to tackle earlier the poor outcomes in education and health needs and high level of poverty that exist within the population (some 25,000) of children in need.