Child welfare organizations work directly with families to intervene in response to community
concerns about child abuse and neglect. Other aspects of their services are symbolically …

The field of public child welfare faces special challenges as it interweaves the use of social
media into practice. Social media can assist agencies in meeting demands of practice such …

Child welfare policy changes have intensified the need for effective child welfare practice,
yet little is known about the everyday practices of frontline child welfare caseworkers. Based …

Public child welfare systems and practices have been scrutinized, if not criticized, by the
media. In response a “circle the wagons” orientation to the media may ensue. This article …

The digitization of social services provides the public sector with new tools to monitor and
meet managerial and legislative objectives. But these practices re-shape service provision …

As part of our learning journey, we have been reflecting on the power of language to name
and describe what is known as the “child welfare system.” Family policing scholar and …

This qualitative study examines collective responsibility for the well-being of maltreated
children who remain at home. Based on accounts of mothers, teachers and child welfare …

Given the broad consensus about protecting children from abuse and neglect and
safeguarding parental rights, the scarcity of funding for the US child welfare system indicates …

This study asked 11 focus groups (N= 160) of high-risk parents in Los Angeles County to
assess the value of social media for an evidence-based parenting program, Triple P …

This study reports on a content analysis of 64 websites that promote, advocate, and convey
information in support of sexual relationships between adults and children to determine …