Journal of Children's Services: Volume 16 Issue 1

Questioned parents and the professional gaze. Negotiating the organizational narratives of the at-risk parent

Silje Louise Dahl, Ellen Madssen Andenes, Johanne Yttri Dahl

This study aims at a better understanding of parents’ identity work when their parenting skills are questioned, in an organizational setting. The parents in this study were…

Secure children’s homes – how do we know if they work?

Richard Martin Pates, Rebecca Hannah Harris, Millicent Lewis, Sumayah Al-Kouraishi, David Tiddy

This paper aims to examine the need for outcome research in secure children’s homes, explaining the problems for young people and how we can remedy this.

Economic crisis and child maltreatment in Spain: the consequences of the recession in the child protection system

Xavier Montagud Mayor

This study aims to examine the consequences of the last great recession on the child protection system (CPS) in Spain, to estimate whether there is any kind of relationship…

Young people and “county lines”: a contextual and social account

Lauren Elizabeth Wroe

This paper aims to present an analysis of a “county lines” safeguarding partnership in a large city region of England. A critical analysis of current literature and practice…

Disseminating early years research: an illustrative case study

Siobhan O’Connor, Sinead McGilloway, Grainne Hickey, Melanie Barwick

This paper aims to outline a knowledge translation (KT) case study undertaken as part of a multi-component research programme aimed at evaluating new parenting supports in the…

Early help and children’s services: exploring provision and practice across English local authoritiesIntroduction

Steven Lucas, Philip John Archard

The purpose of this study was to explore early help provision to children and families not reaching the Children Act (1989) child in need threshold, across all 152 English local…