Social policy for children and families : a risk and resilience perspective /

Written in a conversational, reader-friendly style and incorporating cutting-edge research, Social Policy for Children and Families is an award-winning collection of scholarship from researchers across policy sectors in the human services. New editors William James Hall III and Paul J. Lanier, in co...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Hall, William James (Editor), Lanier, Paul J. (Editor), Jenson, Jeffrey M. (Editor), Fraser, Mark W., 1946- (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publishing, [2022].
Edition:	Fourth Edition.
Subjects:	Children > Government policy > United States. Child welfare > United States. Youth > Government policy > United States. Family policy > United States. Developmental psychology. Child development.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. A multisystems risk and resilience approach to social policy for children, youth, and families / William J. Hall, Paul Lanier, Jeffrey M. Jenson, and Mark W. Fraser
Chapter 2. Anti-poverty policies and programs for children and families / Trina R. Williams Shanks, Sandra K. Danziger, and Patrick J. Meehan
Chapter 3. Child welfare policy / Michelle Johnson-Motoyama, Jill Duerr Berrick, and Andrea Lana Eastman
Chapter 4. Education policy for children, youth, and families / Andy J. Frey, Myrna R. Mandlawitz, Armon R. Perry, Hill M. Walker, and Brandon D. Mitchell
Chapter 5. Child mental health policy / Paul Lanier, Megan Feely, and Mary E. Fraser
Chapter 6. Health policies and programs for children and youth / William J. Hall, Hayden C. Dawes, Alexandria B. Forte, Luke E. Hirst, and Danny Mora
Chapter 7. Policies and programs for children and youth with disabilities / Kiley J. McLean, Meshan R. Adams, and Lauren Bishop
Chapter 8. Policies and programs for adolescent substance abuse / Elizabeth K. Anthony, Jeffrey M. Jenson, and Matthew O. Howard
Chapter 9. Social policy for immigrant children and families / Megan Finno-Velasquez, Anayeli Lopez, Sophia Sepp, and Marianna Corkill
Chapter 10. Juvenile justice policies and programs / Amy Wilson, Jonathan Phillips, Melissa Villodas, Anna Parisi, and Ehren Dohler
Chapter 11. Firearm fatalities and injuries in the United States: an unnecessary epidemic? / Chris A. Rees and Eric W. Fleegler
Chapter 12. Toward the integration of child, youth, and family policy: applying principles of risk, resilience, and ecological theory / Paul Lanier, William J. Hall, Jeffrey M. Jenson, and Mark W. Fraser.