Journal of Children's Services: Volume 1 Issue 4
Research informing policy and practice
Table of contents
The impact on parenting and the home environment of early support to mothers with new babies
Jacqueline Barnes, Kristen MacPherson, Rob SeniorThe study reported here aimed to evaluate the impact on parenting and the home environment of community volunteer home visiting offered during or soon after pregnancy to…
Determinants of need for support in families with young children
Jessica Asscher, Jo Hermanns, Maja DekovićThe prevalence, correlates (child behaviour problems and negative parenting) and determinants (risk and protective factors) of parental need for support were examined in a…
Operationalising children's rights: lessons from research
Ursula KilkellyThis article considers ways in which the implementation of children's rights can be measured in law, policy and practice. It identifies best practice and lessons to be learnt when…
Parent‐training/education programmes in the management of children with conduct disorders: developing an integrated evidence‐based perspective for health and social care
Nick Gould, Joanna RichardsonThis article reports on the first health technology appraisal conducted jointly between the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and Social Care Institute…
Crisis admissions in Dutch juvenile justice institutions: finding a solution
Leonieke BoendermakerIn the Netherlands young people with a child protection measure can be admitted to juvenile justice institutions in special cases. Since 2001 there has been a sudden rise in the…
Interview with Tim Byles Transforming outcomes for young people ‐ a chief executive's view
Dwan Kaoukji, Michael LittleThe Government's vision for children's services in England and Wales, Every Child Matters (DfES, 2003), and the subsequent Children Act 2004 are ground‐breaking in that they…
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1746-6660Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- prof Emily Munro