Journal of Children's Services: Volume 1 Issue 2
Research informing policy and practice
Table of contents
Implementation of Triple P‐Positive Parenting Program in Hong Kong: predictors of programme completion and clinical outcomes
Cynthia Leung, Matthew Sanders, Francis Ip, Joseph LauThis study examined the effectiveness of the Triple P‐Positive Parenting Program in a government child health service delivery context with Chinese parents in Hong Kong…
The microeconomics of early child investment
Arnaud Chevalier, Claire Finn, Colm Harmon, James HeckmanThis article illustrates the key findings from the economics literature on education investment, in particular the findings focused on early child investment. The article shows…
Emergency powers for child protection
Judith MassonThis article examines the use of emergency intervention for child protection in England by the police and social services to establish when and why powers are used and what…
Assessing children's quality of life in health and social services: meeting challenges and adding value
Suzanne Skevington, Fiona GillisonThe measurement of children's quality of life has an important role to play in improving their experience of health and social services, and in promoting a child‐centred approach…
What works for children? Reflections on building research and development in a children's charity
Helen RobertsThis article describes the background to the What Works initiative launched by Barnardo's in the early 1990s, with a focus on the What Works for Children series of reports…
Interview with Tom Jeffery Meeting the challenges in implementing Every Child Matters: the view from the Director‐General
Tom Hobbs, Dwan Kaoukji, Michael LittleThe government's vision for children's services in England and Wales, Every Child Matters (DfES, 2003), emerged from the debate following the report of the inquiry into the death…
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1746-6660Online date, start – end:
2006Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- prof Emily Munro