From mopping up the damage to preventing the flood : the role of social policy in preventing violence against children

Durrant, Joan E.

From mopping up the damage to preventing the flood : the role of social policy in preventing violence against children Durrant, Joan E. - Wellington Ministry of Social Development 2006 - 17 p. ; computer file : PDF format (113Kb) ; computer file : Microsoft Word format (165Kb) ; computer file : World Wide Web

Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, July 2006, 28: 1-17

This article is a keynote address paper presented at the Tenth Australasian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect (2006). The author discusses Sweden's proactive approach to family policy and children's rights in the political agenda, and provides a comparison between New Zealand and Canadian approaches. Child poverty, child abuse fatalities, and child homelessness are discussed.

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CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CHILD NEGLECT
CHILD PROTECTION
CHILDREN
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
CULTURAL ISSUES
DEMOGRAPHICS
FAMILY POLICY
FAMILY SUPPORT
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
STATISTICS
PREVENTION
CHILD ABUSE


SWEDEN