Family preservation and prevention of neglect, abuse and violence through community child protection mechanisms

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Madrinan
Keyword(s):  
Child Protection ◽  
Family Preservation ◽  
Protection Mechanisms

The Child Protection System

2019 ◽  
pp. 391-414
Author(s):  
Richard J. Gelles
Keyword(s):  
Child Protection ◽  
The United States ◽  
Family Preservation ◽  
Child Protective Service ◽  
Protective Service ◽  
System P ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Protective System ◽  
The Common ◽  
Home Placement

This chapter examines the child protective system in the United States by first examining the scaffolding created by federal legislation and federal funding. Next, it reviews three significant Supreme Court decisions that bear on the operation of child protective service systems. Lastly, it examines the common process and flow of individual cases of child abuse and neglect from initial reporting, through investigation, service response, possible out-of-home placement, and finally decisions regarding when and why to close the case. The conclusion discusses the three core goals of the child protective service system: safety and wellbeing of children; permanency of caregiving; and family preservation.

The Making of “Orphans”

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Cheney
Keyword(s):  
Child Protection ◽  
International Adoption ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Family Preservation ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Global Expansion ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Children In Care

In Uganda, there has been a proliferation of foreign-supported orphanages encouraging poor parents to place their children in care and relinquish them for adoption to meet the demands of a very profitable “orphan rescue” movement. Instead of reuniting children with family, these institutions actively discourage contact to keep children in the orphanage or make them available for international adoption. Ugandan parents tend to think of these new practices as a global expansion of local informal fostering practices, but rarely do they have a clear understanding of the detrimental effects of institutionalization on children, nor the permanency of adoption—a fact some unscrupulous intermediaries prey upon for profit. This chapter sheds light on “orphan rescue” interventions and argues that such efforts have effected a worrying shift in local parenting norms, responsibilities, and practices around schooling and childcare—seriously jeopardizing family preservation, child protection, and child well-being.

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