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This volume reviews the policy reforms necessary in the United States for children's homes to become reliable solutions for many of the nation's disadvantaged and abused children. The contributors explore a variety of topics including: judicial issues; child maltreatment; the history of children's homes; regulation and funding; and solutions for reform.
Rethinking Orphanages for the 21st Century: A Search for Reform of the Nation's Child Welfare System1
Rethinking Orphanages for the 21st Century: A Search for Reform of the Nation's Child Welfare System1
Few question the proposition that children need a good start in life. Far too many American children, however, fail to get the “good starts” that they need. It is widely acknowledged that there is a large number of children who are growing up without the supervision and guidance of one or both parents for much of the time while they are out of school. The statistics on child abuse and neglect are horrific.2 More than 1 million cases of significant child abuse and neglect are substantiated every year. Five children in the country ...
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