Toward a child-centered, neighborhood-based child protection system : a report of the Consortium on Children, Families, and the Law / edited by Gary B. Melton, Ross A. Thompson, and Mark A. Small.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Melton, Gary B.

Thompson, Ross A.

Small, Mark A. (Mark Anthony)

Consortium on Children, Families, and Law (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child welfare--United States--Citizen participation.

Child welfare.

Child abuse--United States--Prevention.

Child abuse.

Political participation.

United States.

Abused children--Services for--United States.

Abused children.

Abused children--Services for.

Neighborhood associations--United States.

Neighborhood associations.

Community development projects--United States.

Community development projects.

Physical Description:

vii, 311 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Contents:

1. The Conceptual Foundation: Why Child Protection Should Be Neighborhood-Based and Child-Centered / Gary B. Melton, Ross A. Thompson 3

2. Some Initial Ideas about Implementation of a Child-Centered, Neighborhood-Based Child Protection System: Impressions from Focus Groups in Nebraska / Alan J. Tomkins, Kathryn A. Olson 28

3. The Social Context: What Comes Naturally in Child Protection / Susan P. Limber, Patricia Y. Hashima 41

4. The Nature and Efficacy of Child-Centered, Neighborhood-Based Child Protection Programs: The Record Thus Far / Sarah L. Cook, N. Dickon Reppucci, Mark A. Small 67

II. Foundations for a Child-Centered, Neighborhood-Based Child Protection System 89

5. Neighborhood-Based Services: Lessons from the Settlement House Movement and the War on Poverty / Murray Levine, Adeline Levine 91

6. The Cross-Cultural Context: Lessons from Community Development Projects / Clifford R. O'Donnell, Kathleen K. Wilson, Roland G. Tharp 104

7. Efforts to Reform Child and Family Services: The Political Context and Lessons to Be Learned / Josephine Gittler 115

8. The Legal Context of Child Protection: A Proposal for a Child-Centered Policy / Mark A. Small, Catherine A. Crosby-Currie, N. Dickon Reppucci 142

9. Toward a Child-Oriented Child Protection System / Ross A. Thompson, Mary Fran Flood 155

III. Some Current Applications 195

10. Exemplary Neighborhood-Based Programs for Child Protection / Kathleen K. Wilson, Gary B. Melton 197

11. Healthy Start: A Statewide System for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect

And More / Loretta J. Fuddy, Ross A. Thompson 214

12. The Self-Help Movement and Neighborhood Support for Troubled Families / Virginia Murphy-Berman, Gary B. Melton 233

IV. Research Issues 245

13. New Methods for Old Problems: Client Life-Histories as a Construct for Evaluating Child and Youth Services / Edward P. Mulvey, William Gardner 247

V. Next Steps 261

14. Creating Caring Communities: The Need for Structural Change / Mark A. Small, Gary B. Melton, Kathryn A. Olson, Alan J. Tomkins 263

A. Member and Affiliate Centers of the Consortium on Children, Families, and the Law 283

B. Reports of the U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect 285

C. The U.S. Advisory Board's Proposed National Child Protection Policy 286

D. The Nebraska Child Protection Commission's Proposed Safe Children Policy Act 292

E. The Nebraska Family Policy Act 299.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

027596910X

OCLC:

45888851