prevention

Kansas melts the boundaries of childhood

9 February 2010 |

A photography exhibition at the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City traces the modern development of the seventeenth century European invention of "childhood".

Is the evidence being swamped in the "lowlands"?

8 February 2010 |

In a special edition of the Journal of Children’s Services, researchers from the UK and US investigate the condition of evidence-based policy and practice and find too much murky business.

Community alert – beware the "great man"

5 February 2010 |

Where does the good science come from – from within the minds of great men and women, or from their interaction with the communities they serve? More the latter than the former, says the social biographer.

UK teenager trends – suddenly they’re on the level

4 February 2010 |

Grim findings about the decline in the mental health and well-being of UK teenagers spread dismay and led to government action when they were published in 2004. Five years later, analysis of more up-to-date data paints a slightly brighter, but no less perplexing picture.

Investment in preschool is still the safest bet

3 February 2010 |

New research hammers home a familiar message: for the best long-term public policy gain and the best chance of rescuing young people from a rut of disadvantage, we should be making good quality childcare available to poor families.

Time is ripe for the barefoot preventionist

2 February 2010 |

To seal the connection between research and children’s services practice, a UK study makes the case for a new breed of professional hybrid – the “strategic practitioner” who combines scientific insight with hands-on experience.