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Clearly presents evidence for the Cradle to Prison/Welfare Dependency Pipeline
Illustrates why if all children had competent parents, we would have little crime and welfare dependency
Describes application of the public health principles of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention to child abuse and neglect
Outlines problems with current child protection policies
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This thought-provoking volume defines child abuse and neglect as a public health crisis, both in terms of injuries and mental health problems and as a link to poverty and other negative social outcomes. The author identifies key factors contributing to this situation—in particular juvenile ageism, the pervasive othering of children and youth—coupled with the assumption of parental competence until severe abuse or neglect proves otherwise. The book’s practical answers to these complex issues involve recognizing and balancing the rights of parents and children, and responding to the diverse needs of new, competent, and dysfunctional families. To this end, a comprehensive prevention model is outlined, featuring primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions.
Included in the coverage:
• Child abuse and neglect in the United States
• The impact of juvenile ageism on individuals
• The devaluation of parenthood
• The rights and needs of newborn babies and young children
• Overcoming our crisis-recoil response
• Barriers to change and hope for the future
Dealing with Child Abuse and Neglect as Public Health Problems should engage professionals in the public health, healthcare, and social services sectors. It should also attract parents in struggling families as well as other laypersons, such as policymakers and child advocates, interested in improving current social conditions.
Keywords
- child abuse
- child neglect
- foster home placements
- parenthood
- posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD)
- incompetent parents
- causes of crime
- welfare dependency
- school failures
- poverty
- juvenile ageism
- cradle to prison/welfare dependency pipeline
- public health
- primary prevention
- secondary prevention
- tertiary prevention
- child protection policies
- crisis-recoil response
- rights of children and parents
- child maltreatment
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Authors and Affiliations
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School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, USA
Jack C. Westman
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Dealing with Child Abuse and Neglect as Public Health Problems
Book Subtitle: Prevention and the Role of Juvenile Ageism
Authors: Jack C. Westman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05897-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-05896-8Published: 02 April 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-05897-5Published: 23 March 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 199
Number of Illustrations: 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pediatrics