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Family support and the Scottish children's hearings system
Author(s) -
McGhee Janice,
Waterhouse Lorraine
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
child and family social work
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-2206
pISSN - 1356-7500
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2206.2002.00256.x
Subject(s) - child protection , welfare , welfare system , action (physics) , child care , child support , family support , foster care , psychology , political science , medicine , nursing , law , physics , quantum mechanics , physical therapy
Evidence from a study of 1155 children referred to the children's hearings system in Scotland in 1995 found many of the children could be characterized as ‘children in need’. As found in other child care research, limited voluntary help was available to them, the majority received ‘no action’ and a substantial group a compulsory supervision requirement. The critical need for the strategic development of family support services in child welfare policy in Scotland for children referred to the hearings system is argued. The potential misuse of compulsory measures of supervision as a key to accessing resources is examined.