Welfare and benefit systems

This book bridges the fields of critical youth studies, community psychology, and sociology to offer a transdisciplinary analysis of youth voice, participation, and activism, as well as of creative and inclusive knowledge-making practices.

Many child abuse prevention programs have targeted factors within the family, such as parenting skills.

The human right to survive and develop, a fundamental premise of the U.

Society is failing too many children.

This book considers the 1996-2006 welfare laws in the United States from a feminist perspective.

Fundamental questions about the morality of pediatric medical research persist despite years of debate and the establishment of strict codes of ethics.

Die vielfältigen Problemlagen der großen Anzahl von Jugendlichen, die außerhalb ihrer Herkunftsfamilie in Wohngruppen leben, erfordern ein pädagogisches Betreuungskonzept, das fachlich fundiert und menschlich zugewandt den jungen Menschen ein Zuhause auf Zeit bietet.

This book explores the connection between family structure and circumstances, parental engagement, and adolescent sexual behavior.

By virtue of a quiet revolution over nearly a hundred years, Britain has evolved into a home-owning society.

The Neglected Childprovides everything educators and caregivers need to know to identify and intervene in neglectful situations, while also creating a safe, nurturing, and protective environment for young children.

"Der Sozial- oder Wohlfahrtsstaat ist eine kulturelle Errungenschaft.

Eric Jabbari examines Pierre Laroque's contribution to the rise of the French welfare state, namely his role as the architect of the social security plan which was adopted by the provisional government in 1945.

There is continuing emphasis on delivering services for children through 'joined up' thinking and integrated working.

The viability, quality and sustainability of publicly supported early childhood education and care services is a lively issue in many countries, especially since the rights of the child imply equal access to provision for all young children.

Nurses, midwives and health visitors have a statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.

The true wealth of a nation can be measured by the health of its youngest citizens and in the twenty-first century, childrens health and well-being is largely determined by social, environmental and economic influences.

This book considers the impact of digital media and technology on lived experience for young people in foster care.

This chronicles the four decade history of Chicago''s Wentworth Gardens public housing resident''s grassroots activism.

Is medication the right choice for treating your childs emotional or behavioral problems?

The publication takes account of the fundamental developments transforming social work in Europe at the beginning of the 21st century.

Hamilton proposes the elimination of the arbitrary barrier that has kept survivors of childhood sexual abuse out of court – the statutes of limitation.

The high profile reporting of child sexual abuse carried out by Jimmy Savile over decades has had far reaching-consequences, raising public awareness and concern, yet we continue to uncover new cases of institutional abuse which have been taking place under the radar for years.

On average, a quarter of a million children in the United States enter foster care every year.

In this book, Slobogin and Fondacaro present their vision for a new juvenile justice system, founded on the evidence at hand and promoting the principles of rehabilitation and reintegration into society.

This book centralizes the importance of using culturally relevant models within health promoting schools (HPS) to promote the participation of Black students.

It has been nearly a half century since President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty.

The beginning of the twentieth century witnessed a remarkable growth of corporate welfare programs in American industry.

In 1996, Democratic president Bill Clinton and the Republican-controlled Congress "e;ended welfare as we know it"e; and trumpeted "e;workfare"e; as a dramatic break from the past.

Around three quarters of people who turn to adoption do so because of infertility and those working in this field need information, guidance and support to assist them in the process of adoption to support the adopters and to deal with any issues that may result from infertility.

This original ethnographic study looks at how children are 'civilised' within child institutions, such as schools, day care centres and families, under the auspices of the welfare state.

Leading scholars summarize the current research on risk, protection, and resilience in the context of youth violence and its implications for practice with children and families.

This widely used practitioner resource and course text provides an engaging overview of developmental theory and research, with a focus on what practitioners need to know.

This book contains the Agreements on Social Security between the United States and Iceland, Uruguay and the Republic of Slovenia.

Many policy and practice initiatives that aim to prevent social exclusion focus on children and young people.

Broken Three Times is a story about child abuse in America.

John Porter’s landmark study of social and ethnic inequality, The Vertical Mosaic, became an instant classic when it was first published in 1965.

Far from being a measure of progress or humanitarian aid, Indian welfare policy in Canada was used deliberately to oppress and marginalize First Nations peoples and to foster their assimilation into the dominant society.

A Handbook of Children and Young People's Participation bringstogether key thinkers and practitioners from diverse contexts acrossthe globe to provide an authoritative overview of contemporary theoryand practice around children's participation.

Helping traumatized children develop the story of their life and the lives of people closest to them is key to their understanding and acceptance of who they are and their past experiences.

Junge Menschen haben das Recht auf ein gesundes, gewaltfreies Aufwachsen und die bestmögliche Gesundheit (Art 24 UN-KRK), was durch das sozialstaatliche Unterstützungssystem verwirklicht werden soll.

The book is based on two research projects on emergency intervention, which were carried out by the author and her colleagues.

In 1996, Democratic president Bill Clinton and the Republican-controlled Congress "e;ended welfare as we know it"e; and trumpeted "e;workfare"e; as a dramatic break from the past.

Services for families and children are rightfully the focus of intense scrutiny and debate, and there is a clear need to establish a knowledge of which services work well.

This definitive textbook provides accessible information on best practice for assessing the needs and strengths of vulnerable children and their families.

How do workers around the world balance risk and support to ensure that their practice meets the ever-changing needs of children and their families?

Drawn from real stories of rural child welfare practice, Rural Child Welfare Practice displays lessons learned from people working in the services field of child welfare.

This book introduces the use of facilitation to support children's agency in the classroom as authors of knowledge.

In diesem Buch werden Forschungsergebnisse über den Stellenwert von Kinderinteressen im Kinderschutz vorgestellt.