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Child welfare removals by the state : a cross-country analysis of decision-making systems / edited by Kenneth Burns, Tarja Poso, Marit Skivenes. - xii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. ; cased. - International policy exchange series . - International policy exchange series. .

37.43 CW706, CW708, CW748

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Child welfare removals by the state / complex and controversial decisions / Kenneth Burns, Tarja Poso and Marit Skivenes -- Removals of children in Finland: a mix of voluntary and involuntary decisions / Tarja Poso and Raija Huhtanen -- Norway : child welfare decision-making in cases of removals of children / Marit Skivenes and Karl Harald Søvig -- Placing children in state care in Sweden : decision-making bodies, laypersons and legal framework / Gustav Svensson and Staffan Højer -- Removing children from their families due to child protection in Germany / Monika Haug and Theresia Høynck -- Child removal proceedings in Switzerland / Stefan Schnurr -- Child removal decision-making systems in Ireland : law, policy and practice / Kenneth Burns, Conor O'Mahony, Caroline Shore and Aisling Parkes -- State intervention in family life in England : safeguarding children through care proceedings and adoption / Karen Broadhurst -- How children are removed from home in the United States / Katrin Kriz, Janese Free and Grant Kuehl -- Removals of children by the child welfare system / variations and differences across countries / Kenneth Burns, Tarja Poso and Marit Skivenes -- Index.

ISBN: 9780190459567 0190459565 9780190459567: £35.99

LCCN: 2016008315

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Child welfare.
Child welfare--Government policy
Children--Legal status, laws, etc
Age groups: children
Child welfare
Social work

LC Class. No.: / .C39534 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 362.71