Children and families in communities
Subtitle: theory, research, policy and practice
By: Jacqueline Barnes ... [et al.].
Contributors: Barnes, Jacqueline.
Series: NSPCC/Wiley series in protecting children; Wiley series in child protection and policy
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Chichester, England; Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
Subjects: Community-based child welfare.; Community-based family services.; Child development.; Community psychology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-220) and index.
Table of contents: value: Introduction; value: Theories of community influence; value: Assessing neighbourhood and community characteristics; value: The influence of neighbourhood and community characteristics on families and children; value: Children and young people in communities; value: Community interventions and policy; value: Community interventions aimed at early child development and parenting problems; value: Children's participation in community consultation and planning; value: Schools as communities and schools within communities; value: Community based approaches to youth safety and juvenile crime; value: Conclusions.