Background: Child maltreatment is a substantial social problem that affects large numbers of
children and young people in the UK, resulting in a range of significant short-and long-term …

This study compares child welfare services provided to Aboriginal (Indian) and Caucasian
children in Canada. The findings suggest that child welfare reports involving Aboriginal …

In their day-to-day practice, social work and human services practitioners frequently find
themselves in confusing ethical quandaries, trying to balance the numerous competing …

The traditional concept of social justice is increasingly being challenged by the notion of a
humankind that spans current and future generations. This book, with a foreword by Roger …

We think of our family life as very personal, but in fact it is shaped by influences well beyond
our control. Families, Labour and Love identifies the ways in which family and personal life …

In Canada, the responsibility for protecting and supporting children at risk of abuse and
neglect falls under the jurisdiction of Provinces and Territories and Indigenous child welfare …

L'IRPP cherche à améliorer les politiques publiques canadiennes en encourageant la
recherche, en mettant de l'avant de nouvelles perspectives et en suscitant des débats qui …

The present article describes the major findings from a doctoral study that explored the
relationship among connectedness, health and adoption for First Nations children. Reports …

This chapter explores the historical roots of the perception that mothers are the parents
primarily responsible for child neglect. It suggests that this focus on mothers has been at the …

Ideas of childhood and children are arguably at the very centre of child protection policy,
theory and practice, and yet very little attention has been placed on discourses of children …