Child and family welfare systems confront the problems of families throughout the world on a daily basis. Whilst there may be differences between nations and or

The need for services that respond to the ‘maltreatment’ of children and to the struggles of families is at the core of social service systems in all develo

Faced with rapidly changing social and economic conditions, service professionals, policy developers, and researchers have raised significant concerns about the

Faced with rapidly changing social and economic conditions, service professionals, policy developers, and researchers have raised significant concerns about the

The North American approach to child protection is broadly accepted, despite frequent criticisms of its core limitations: parental fear and resistance, the limi