Child and Family Advocacy Bridging the Gaps Between Research, Practice, and Policy /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Culp, Anne McDonald. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Issues in Clinical Child Psychology,
• Subjects: Philosophy (General).; Public health.; Social policy.; Social work.; Developmental psychology.; Psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Family.; Public Health.; Developmental Psychology.; Social Work.; Social Policy.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7456-2

Current statistics on child abuse, neglect, poverty, and hunger shock the consciencedoubly so as societal structures set up to assist families are failing them. More than ever, the responsibility of the helping professions extends from aiding individuals and families to securing social justice for...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Section I  Introduction
• 1. The Well-Being of Children in the United States: Evidence for a Call for Action
• 2. Advocating For Children, Youth and Families in the Policy Making Process
• Section II  Selected Child Issues in Need of Advocacy Effort
• 3. Promoting Childrens Mental Health:� The Importance of Collaboration and Public Understanding
• 4. Health Reform: A Bridge to Health Equity
• 5. Child Maltreatment Prevention
• 6. Strategies for Ending Homelessness among Children and Families
• 7. Lessons Learned about the Impact of Disasters on Children and Families and Post-Disaster Recovery
• 8. Early Childhood Education and Care:� Legislative and Advocacy Efforts
• 9. Education Reform Strategies for Student Self-Regulation and Community Engagement
• 10. Media Violence and Children:� Applying Research to Advocacy
• 11. Changing Juvenile Justice Practice & Policy:� Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Louisiana
• 12.� Advocacy for Child Welfare Reform
• 13.� American Indian/Alaska Native Children and Families
• Section III.� Illustrations of Advocacy Practices
• 14. A Multi-level Framework for Local Policy Development and Implementation
• 15. When Evidence and Values Collide:�� Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections
• 16. Lessons from the Legislative History of Federal Special Education Law: A Vignette for Advocates
• 17. The Promise of Family Engagement: An Action Plan for System-level Policy and Advocacy
• Section IV.� History of Division 37
• 18. The Evolving Legacy of the American Psychological Associations Division 37: Bridging Research, Practice, and Policy to Benefit Children and Families History of Society for Child and Family Policy & Practice.