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Childhood Denied
Ending the Nightmare of Child Abuse and Neglect



December 2008 | 256 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
This book delves into the reasons for continuous disregard politically, legally, socially of children at risk for abuse and neglect. It examines where we've been and why we're not making more progress and provides ways to finally bring this travesty to an end. It is intended as an aid to child advocates - a way to bring their research and experitse to people who can make huge improvements in the lives of children at risk for abuse and neglect. The approach is one of communicating the issue in ways all people in position to make a difference can understand – hence the authors' orientation toward getting the message out about what they refer to as a culture of "child abuse enabling".
 
Foreword: These Are Our Kids as Well as Theirs (By Peter Samuelson and Sherry Quirk)
 
Foreword (By Robert C. Fellmeth)
 
Foreword (By Charles D. Gill)
 
Preface
 
Acknowledgments
 
1. Keepers of the Plan
 
2. The Best Interests of the Child
 
3. Lost in the System: Confidentiality and Secrecy
 
4. A Brief History of Child Custody Issues Related to Abuse and Neglect
 
5. Silenced by the Law
 
6. Foster Care Today
 
7. Caseworker and Police Challenges--Who You Gonna Call?
 
8. The Politics of Child Abuse and Neglect
 
Appendix
 
Index
 
About the Authors

Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Kathleen Kelley Reardon is professor of management at the University of Southern California Marshall School where she has served on the preventive medicine faculty. She is the author of seven books, including the Amazon Best Seller, The Secret Handshake and It’s All Politics about how politics impacts the careers of individuals and missions of organizations. She is the author of Persuasion in Practice (Sage) and three-time Harvard Business Review author– her latest article is “Courage At Work.” She was co-principal investigator and author on the feasibility study that launched Starbright later chaired by Steven Spielberg and conjoined with... More About Author

Christopher T. Noblet

Christopher Noblet is a professional writer and editor. He is currently co-authoring a book on strategies for patients to obtain excellent healthcare. He has worked as a journalist, newspaper editor, speechwriter for the Chairman of Transamerica Life Companies, book editor, and in public affairs, marketing and public relations. His BA and MA degrees are from the University of Connecticut and an MBA degree from the Marshall Business School at the University of Southern California. More About Author

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