Journal of Children's Services: Volume 5 Issue 4

Let's walk before we run

Nick Axford, Michael Little

From evidence‐base to practice: implementation of the Nurse Family Partnership programme in England

Jacqueline Barnes

The aims of this article are to highlight the issues that are relevant to the implementation of a rigorously evidence‐based programme of support, the Nurse Family Partnership…

Implementation quality of a family‐focused preventive intervention in a community‐based dissemination

Angel Cantu, Laura Hill, Linda Becker

The aims of this study were to determine (1) the degree to which an evidence‐based intervention (EBI) delivered outside the context of a research trial remained faithful to the…

Growing up with a parent with schizophrenia: what children say they need

Siu Chan, Ying Heidi

Despite the rich literature on the effects of parental mental health problems on child development, the needs of children of mentally ill parents have been overlooked in both…

Deciding best interests: general principles and the cases of Norway and the UK

David Archard, Marit Skivenes

This article addresses the difficult matter of interpreting the best interest principle, and offers advice for those who must make laws, and those who make decisions within the…

Understanding Advocacy for Children and Young People

Carmel Corrigan

Children, Families and Violence: Challenges for children's rights

Tara Collins