A history of the social agenda of child abuse and policy set by society, government, and other agencies.

In this absorbing story of how child abuse grew from a small, private-sector charity concern into a multimillion-dollar social welfare issue, Barbara Nelson pro

This expertly written book provides an accessible framework for culturally competent practice with children and families in child maltreatment cases. Numerous w

Each year, child protective services receive reports of child abuse and neglect involving six million children, and many more go unreported. The long-term human

Tens of thousands of children are removed from home each year due to some form of child maltreatment, usually physical neglect, physical abuse, or sexual abuse,