Child Welfare: The Challenges of Collaboration

by Timothy Ross

When youth in the child welfare system face problems such as juvenile delinquency, the agencies charged with their care often find that they do not have the capacity to act without the cooperation of other government departments. The trap gets tighter when parents have lost custody or are in the criminal justice system themselves. Such scenarios frustrate staff in government agencies and cause vulnerable youth to lose confidence in the system just...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087766756X
• ISBN13: 9780877667568
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"