The Children of Neglect

When No One Cares

• Author(s): Margaret G. Smith, Rowena Fong,
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Pages: 311
• ISBN_10: 0415946581
  ISBN_13: 9780415946582
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Family & Relationships / Abuse / General , Family & Relationships / Abuse / Child Abuse , Medical / Public Health , Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare , Psychology / Psychotherapy / Child & Adolescent , Psychology / Movements / Psychoanalysis , Psychology / Psychotherapy / General , Psychology / Mental Health , Self-Help / Abuse , Social Science / Human Services , Social Science / Social Work , Social Science / Children's Studies ,

Description:... This book contains a comprehensive review of the current state of child neglect. Included are statistics regarding incidence and lethality, definitional issues, etiological theory, history of and current policy, and current interventions. As child neglect is often linked with structural issues, the book also examines the relationship of child neglect to poverty, substance abuse and culture.