Standardized family‐based interventions are the most effective way of preventing or treating
adolescent substance abuse and delinquency. This paper first reviews the incidence of …

This article presents the findings from a critical review of cost‐effectiveness research in
children's social care. With a focus on the past 20 years (since 2000), the review aims to …

Background Conduct disorders are the most common psychiatric disorders in children and
may persist into adulthood in about 50% of cases. The costs to society are high and impact …

Sammendrag! Gjennom de siste 20 årene har en økende andel av barn og unge i Norge fått
hjelp av barnevernet. Ut fra dagens praksis vil rundt regnet hvert tiende barn motta minst ett …

Natural mentors have been shown to help improve psychological and educational outcomes
of youth, and may serve an important role for youth experiencing risk in the home. Using …

Parenting programmes are widely used in the UK, promoted in policy documents as a cost‐
effective way for children's services to address behaviour problems and thereby the longer …

The UK has a deservedly strong reputation for work on understanding social inequalities in
health, but there is some way to go in using research and other types of knowledge to …

Family support in its different guises has a long history in our society. In Jane Austen's novel
Emma, first published in 1816, there is a delightfully observed scene where the heroine …

This timely textbook provides an introduction, overview and critical analysis of practice and
services in relation to current policy developments. With a focus on working with service …

This article presents the findings from a critical review of cost-effectiveness research in
children's social care. With a focus on the past 20 years (since 2000), the review aims to …