Child protection, domestic violence and parental substance misuse : family experiences and effective practice / Hedy Cleaver [and others] ; foreword by Kevin Brennan.

This book draws on a wide range of evidence to explore the facts about the relationship between substance misuse and domestic violence and their effect on children, and examines the response of children's services when there are concerns about the safety and welfare of children. It reveals the...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Cleaver, Hedy
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Philadelphia : JKP/Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007.
Series:Quality matters in children's services.
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Summary:This book draws on a wide range of evidence to explore the facts about the relationship between substance misuse and domestic violence and their effect on children, and examines the response of children's services when there are concerns about the safety and welfare of children. It reveals the vulnerability of these children and the extent to which domestic violence, parental alcohol or parental drug misuse impact on children's health and development, affect the adults' capacity to undertake key parenting tasks, and influence the response of wider family and the community. It includes parents'
Physical Description:1 online resource (232 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-227) and indexes.
ISBN:9781846426735
1846426731
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Source of description: Print version record.