National Systems of Child Protection

Description

This volume provides a wide spectrum description analysis of the contemporary and well established child protection systems in a range of countries, such as Australia, Canada, Netherlands, Spain and the United States. It presents a brief orientation about the public and private systems involved in protecting children in each country. Further the book identifies current key policy and implementation drivers that orient the systems of child protection, such as children’s rights, family preservation, use of evidence and public health orientation. Finally it presents a critical analysis of the strengths and limitations of the systems, as well as, strategies for prospects for improving outcomes for children and their families. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Introduction (John D. Fluke, Lisa Merkel-Holguin)....Pages 1-5 Child Protection Systems in Australia (Kim Oates)....Pages 7-26 Child Welfare Services in Canada (Nico Trocmé, Tonino Esposito, Jennifer Nutton, Valerie Rosser, Barbara Fallon)....Pages 27-50 Balancing Prevention and Protection: Child Protection in England (Nina Biehal)....Pages 51-73 Child Protection in France (Flora Bolter, Gilles Séraphin)....Pages 75-92 Preventing Child Endangerment: Child Protection in Germany (Susanne Witte, Laura Sophia Miehlbradt, Eric van Santen, Heinz Kindler)....Pages 93-114 Child Protection and Welfare Systems in Ireland: Continuities and Discontinuities of the Present (Kenneth Burns, Caroline McGregor)....Pages 115-138 The Israeli Child Protection System (Ruth Gottfried, Asher Ben-Arieh)....Pages 139-171 The Dutch Child Protection System: Historical Overview and Recent Transformations (Mónica López López, Helen Bouma, Erik J. Knorth, Hans Grietens)....Pages 173-192 Child Protection System in South Korea (Bong Joo Lee)....Pages 193-205 Structure and Challenges of Child Protection in Switzerland (Andreas Jud, René Knüsel)....Pages 207-227