Child Protection in America: Past, Present, and FutureOxford University Press, 2006. 6. 29. - 320페이지 Child abuse and neglect are intractable problems exacting a terrible toll on children and rending the very fabric of our society. What can be done to reduce the suffering? If there were simple solutions to abuse and neglect they would have been discovered long ago. There are no easy answers, but in this vivid history of child protection in America, John E.B. Myers introduces realistic policies that will reduce maltreatment and strengthen the system that protects our children. Before it is possible to design viable improvements in today's system, it is necessary to understand how it evolved. The sweeping, beautifully written account of child protection in America traces its growth from colonial days to the present--from the rise and gradual disappearance of orphanages, the growth of foster care, the birth of organized child protection in 1874, and the rise of private societies to prevent cruelty, to the twentieth-century transition to government-operated child protection. Myers goes on to describe the principal causes of child maltreatment, including intergenerational transmission of violence, poverty, substance abuse, cultural violence, excessive corporal punishment, sexual deviance, evolution, mental illness, and domestic violence. Once the causes of maltreatment are clear, it is possible to create solutions. Some of the proposals outlined have been in play for more than a century, while others are new. Policies to combat poverty, expand nurse home visiting programs, increase access to day care, strengthen a sense of community, outlaw corporal punishment, rethink our attitude toward alcohol, and lower the toxicity in popular culture are rooted in a deep understanding of the cycle of violence and challenge traditional ways of thinking. Since it will never be possible to prevent all maltreatment, it is critical to strengthen the existing child protection system. Attainable reforms such as dealing with the lingering effects of racism in the child welfare, reworking funding mechanisms, refocusing leadership, creating a less adversarial system, strengthening foster care, and reinventing the juvenile court point to flaws in our system but demonstrate that progress is possible. This provocative book will challenge all those concerned with children's welfare to move toward real solutions that will make life better for America's most vulnerable children. |
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... Charles Loring Brace; Nancy McDaniel, M.P.A., Director of Program and Planning and Operations of the Children's Division of the American Humane Association; Gary Melton, Ph.D., for keeping me honest; Victor Remer, Archivist of the New ...
... Charles Loring Brace; Nancy McDaniel, M.P.A., Director of Program and Planning and Operations of the Children's Division of the American Humane Association; Gary Melton, Ph.D., for keeping me honest; Victor Remer, Archivist of the New ...
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... Charles Loring Brace is a towering figure in American child welfare. Brace was born June 9, 1826, at Litchfield, Connecticut.21 At sixteen, Brace entered Yale, where he studied religion and moral philosophy. Brace decided on the ...
... Charles Loring Brace is a towering figure in American child welfare. Brace was born June 9, 1826, at Litchfield, Connecticut.21 At sixteen, Brace entered Yale, where he studied religion and moral philosophy. Brace decided on the ...
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Past, Present, and Future John E. B. Myers. figure 1.3 Charles Loring Brace at age twenty-nine. Photograph provided by and reproduced with permission of the New York Children's Aid Society. and upon graduation from Yale, he attended ...
Past, Present, and Future John E. B. Myers. figure 1.3 Charles Loring Brace at age twenty-nine. Photograph provided by and reproduced with permission of the New York Children's Aid Society. and upon graduation from Yale, he attended ...
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... Charles Loring Brace together with more senior colleagues to create an organization focused specifically on poor children. Following an initial planning meeting, Brace received a letter dated January 9,1853, 18 child protection in america.
... Charles Loring Brace together with more senior colleagues to create an organization focused specifically on poor children. Following an initial planning meeting, Brace received a letter dated January 9,1853, 18 child protection in america.
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... Brace and his colleagues established night schools so children who worked during the day could obtain an education ... Charles Loring Brace was a tireless fundraiser. “He went about lecturing and preaching, sometimes every evening in the ...
... Brace and his colleagues established night schools so children who worked during the day could obtain an education ... Charles Loring Brace was a tireless fundraiser. “He went about lecturing and preaching, sometimes every evening in the ...
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