I. Child protective orientation. -- United States: California's reporting system -- Canada: Trends and issues in child welfare -- England: Child abuse reports, responses, and reforms. -- II. Family service orientation--mandatory reporting. -- Sweden: Towards a deresidualization of Swedish child welfare policy and practice? -- Denmark: Voluntary placements as a family support -- Finland: Child abuse as a family problem. -- III. Family service orientation--nonmandatory reporting. -- Belgium: An alternative approach to child abuse reporting and treatment -- The Netherlands: Responding to abuse--compassion or control? -- Germany: A nonpunitive model -- Conclusion: A comparative perspective.
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Many countries are struggling with issues involving the definition of child maltreatment, reporting requirements, processes for responding to reports, and services to abused children and their families. This book illustrates approaches to dealing with these problems by examining and comparing the designs of child abuse systems.
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Combatting child abuse.
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Abused children-- Services for, Cross-cultural studies.