This book presents a comprehensive overview of findings from the Children’s Worlds project – the most extensive and diverse study to have been conducted globally on children’s own views of their lives. It provides a unique comparative insight into the similarities and differences in children’s lives and well-being around the world, including findings that challenge prevailing assumptions of where, and in what contexts, children might experience a ‘good childhood’. The book draws out the key messages and implications from the study and identifies directions for future work on child well-being. It will be of interest to researchers and students in the field of childhood studies, as well as a wide range of professionals and organisations concerned with improving children’s quality of life.
Adolescent neglect is a significant problem within child protection, but focus on child neglect and other forms of maltreatment means that it can often be overlooked. This book outlines how adolescent neglect differs from child neglect, the context of why it is overlooked, how it is defined, the causes and consequences of neglect, young people's views, and what professionals can do. Based on original research, the book establishes an evidence base and considers the implications for policy and practice. The concluding chapter sets out a practice-based framework for recognizing and working with adolescent neglect. Each chapter includes reflection points to stimulate thinking on key issues. This will be essential reading for all those who work with young people, particularly those in social work, health services and education, as well as academics, policymakers and students in these fields.
The danger of sexual abuse in adolescence is well known. In the UK, however, little attention has been paid to the physical and emotional abuse of this group. This report considers eveidence that adolescents are commonly subjected to all forms of ill treatment. Largely unreported, this abuse only comes to light when young people develop anti-social or disruptive behaviour. The relevance to the UK situation of international research - especially that from North America - is discussed and more effective ways of dealing with the abuse of adolescents are also examined.
As many as 100,000 young people under 16 run away from home or care each year in the UK. This work presents models of practice that have been developed to support them, including refugees, street work, missing persons schemes, centre-based models and preventative work. It draws together the learning from these practice models and is designed to support statutory guidance from the Department of Health, as well as contributing to the Social Exclusion consultation on young runaways. The text draws on the expertise of managers and practitioners working with young runaways, and uses case studies of projects run by The Children's Society, Barnados, the NSPCC, the Catholic Children's Society and the ASTRA project to illustrate and discuss key themes. It should be useful for managers with responsibility for developing services within local authorities, social services, health and education sectors, the police, and voluntary organizations and community groups.
Adolescent neglect is a significant problem within child protection, but focus on child neglect and other forms of maltreatment means that it can often be overlooked. This book outlines how adolescent neglect differs from child neglect, the context of why it is overlooked, how it is defined, the causes and consequences of neglect, young people's views, and what professionals can do. Based on original research, the book establishes an evidence base and considers the implications for policy and practice. The concluding chapter sets out a practice-based framework for recognizing and working with adolescent neglect. Each chapter includes reflection points to stimulate thinking on key issues. This will be essential reading for all those who work with young people, particularly those in social work, health services and education, as well as academics, policymakers and students in these fields.
This book presents a comprehensive overview of findings from the Children’s Worlds project – the most extensive and diverse study to have been conducted globally on children’s own views of their lives. It provides a unique comparative insight into the similarities and differences in children’s lives and well-being around the world, including findings that challenge prevailing assumptions of where, and in what contexts, children might experience a ‘good childhood’. The book draws out the key messages and implications from the study and identifies directions for future work on child well-being. It will be of interest to researchers and students in the field of childhood studies, as well as a wide range of professionals and organisations concerned with improving children’s quality of life.
Based on research undertaken by the Children's Society Leeds Safe House into young people's experiences of running away in Leeds and the surrounding area. It includes information from questionnaires completed by secondary school students, which reveal high levels of running away than any previous estimates. Also includes in-depth interviews with young people who persistently run away.
Based on current work with young runaways this survey looks, in particular, at the work of four Children's Society projects in Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and Gwent.
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