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Childhood Denied
Ending the Nightmare of Child Abuse and Neglect
- Dr. Kathleen Kelley Reardon - University of Southern California Los Angeles, Marshall School of Business
- Christopher T. Noblet - Freelance Book Editor, Researcher and Speech Writer
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
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter 1 - Keeper of the Plan
Chapter 2 - A Brief History of Child Custody Issues Related to Abuse and Neglect