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 eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Issues in Clinical Child Psychology,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Public health.; Social policy.; Social work.; Families.; Families > Social aspects.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Developmental psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Family.; Public Health.; Developmental Psychology.; Social Work.; Social Policy.

Current statistics on child abuse, neglect, poverty, and hunger shock the conscience—doubly 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...