Journal of Children's Services: Volume 1 Issue 4

Editorial: To innovate, or not to innovate?

Michael Little, Nick Axford

The impact on parenting and the home environment of early support to mothers with new babies

Jacqueline Barnes, Kristen MacPherson, Rob Senior

The study reported here aimed to evaluate the impact on parenting and the home environment of community volunteer home visiting offered during or soon after pregnancy to…

Determinants of need for support in families with young children

Jessica Asscher, Jo Hermanns, Maja Deković

The prevalence, correlates (child behaviour problems and negative parenting) and determinants (risk and protective factors) of parental need for support were examined in a…

Operationalising children's rights: lessons from research

Ursula Kilkelly

This article considers ways in which the implementation of children's rights can be measured in law, policy and practice. It identifies best practice and lessons to be learnt when…

Parent‐training/education programmes in the management of children with conduct disorders: developing an integrated evidence‐based perspective for health and social care

Nick Gould, Joanna Richardson

This article reports on the first health technology appraisal conducted jointly between the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and Social Care Institute…

Crisis admissions in Dutch juvenile justice institutions: finding a solution

Leonieke Boendermaker

In the Netherlands young people with a child protection measure can be admitted to juvenile justice institutions in special cases. Since 2001 there has been a sudden rise in the…

Interview with Tim Byles Transforming outcomes for young people ‐ a chief executive's view

Dwan Kaoukji, Michael Little

The Government's vision for children's services in England and Wales, Every Child Matters (DfES, 2003), and the subsequent Children Act 2004 are ground‐breaking in that they…

Costs and Outcomes of Non‐Infant Adoptions

Hugh McLaughlin

Family Support as Reflective Practice

Jill Madge