Title:
Social policy for children and families : a risk and resilience perspective
Author:
Jenson, Jeffrey M., editor.
ISBN:
9781483344553
Edition:
Third edition.
Physical Description:
vii, 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
A risk and resilience framework for child, youth, and family policy / Antipoverty policies and programs for children and families / Child welfare policies and programs / Education policy for children, youth and families / Child mental health policy: promise without fulfillment? / Health policy for children and youth / Policies and programs for children and youth with disabilities / Policies and programs for adolescent substance abuse / Juvenile justice policies and programs / Toward the integration of child, youth, and family policy: applying principles of risk, resilience, and ecological theory
Abstract:
The Third Edition of Jeffrey M. Jenson and Mark W. Fraser{u2019}s award-winning text, Social Policy for Children and Families, offers new evidence that a public health framework based on ecological theory and principles of risk, protection, and resilience is essential for the successful design and implementation of social policy. Written in a conversational, reader-friendly style and incorporating cutting-edge research, this carefully crafted book maps a pathway for developing resilience-based social policies. In every chapter, experts in their respective fields apply the editors{u2019} conceptual model across the substantive domains of child and family poverty, child welfare, education, mental health, health, developmental disabilities, substance use, and juvenile justice. Recipient of the Best Edited Book Award from the Society for Research on Adolescence in 2008, the book is an ideal core text for graduate and upper level undergraduate courses and a vital resource for elected officials, policy makers, and others interested in the evolution of policies aimed at preventing problem behaviors and supporting children and families. -- Provided by publisher.