Merkel-Holguin Lisa, Fluke John D., Krugman Richard D. (eds.) National Systems of Child Protection

Springer International Publishing, 2019. — 237 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-93347-4, 978-3-319-93348-1.This volume provides a wide spectrum description analysis of the contemporary and well established child protection systems in a range of countries, such as Australia, Canada, Netherlands, Spain and the United States. It presents a brief orientation about the public and private systems involved in protecting children in each country. Further the book identifies current key policy and implementation drivers that orient the systems of child protection, such as children’s rights, family preservation, use of evidence and public health orientation. Finally it presents a critical analysis of the strengths and limitations of the systems, as well as, strategies for prospects for improving outcomes for children and their families.Introduction (John D. Fluke, Lisa Merkel-Holguin)
Child Protection Systems in Australia (Kim Oates)
Child Welfare Services in Canada (Nico Trocmé, Tonino Esposito, Jennifer Nutton, Valerie Rosser, Barbara Fallon)
Balancing Prevention and Protection: Child Protection in England (Nina Biehal)
Child Protection in France (Flora Bolter, Gilles Séraphin)
Preventing Child Endangerment: Child Protection in Germany (Susanne Witte, Laura Sophia Miehlbradt, Eric van Santen, Heinz Kindler)
Child Protection and Welfare Systems in Ireland: Continuities and Discontinuities of the Present (Kenneth Burns, Caroline McGregor)
The Israeli Child Protection System (Ruth Gottfried, Asher Ben-Arieh)
The Dutch Child Protection System: Historical Overview and Recent Transformations (Mónica López López, Helen Bouma, Erik J. Knorth, Hans Grietens)
Child Protection System in South Korea (Bong Joo Lee)
Structure and Challenges of Child Protection in Switzerland (Andreas Jud, René Knüsel)