Children Forsaken
A shocking reminder of the cruel history of childhood that has been largely hidden and forgotten.
Children Forsaken provides a long, historical, overarching examination of the phenomenon of child abuse. In the UK battered child syndrome was ''discovered'' in the 1960s, whilst child sexual abuse gained attention in the early 1980s. Subsequent enquiries, legislation and practice developments have foc...
A shocking reminder of the cruel history of childhood that has been largely hidden and forgotten.
Children Forsaken provides a long, historical, overarching examination of the phenomenon of child abuse. In the UK battered child syndrome was ''discovered'' in the 1960s, whilst child sexual abuse gained attention in the early 1980s. Subsequent enquiries, legislation and practice developments have foc...
