z-logo
Premium
Evolving Federal Policies and Their Implications for Greenbook Interventions
Author(s) -
Stewart Kiersten
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
juvenile and family court journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1755-6988
pISSN - 0161-7109
DOI - 10.1111/jfcj.12151
Subject(s) - legislation , ambivalence , domestic violence , psychological intervention , political science , psychology , criminology , poison control , suicide prevention , social psychology , law , environmental health , medicine , psychiatry
This article addresses the influence of the Greenbook on federal policy in the past 20 years and traces the history of federal policy responses to the co‐occurrence of domestic violence and child maltreatment. While there has been some success in getting the domestic violence and child abuse fields to embrace equally the needs of adult and child survivors of domestic violence, federal legislation has progressed slowly, reflecting that ambivalence. Strengthening cross‐system policy advocacy and increasing evidence that addressing domestic violence improves outcomes for children are identified as ongoing needs.

This content is not available in your region!

Continue researching here.

Having issues? You can contact us here