Sen, R. orcid.org/0000-0002-3090-8250 and Webb, C. (2019) Exploring the declining rates of state social work intervention in an English local authority using family group conferences. Children and Youth Services Review, 106. ISSN 0190-7409
Abstract
Over the last decade England has seen rising numbers and rates of children in care and subject to child protection intervention. This article draws on national data and quantitative data from a study of ‘City’, a local authority in the north of England with a large Family Group Conference service. In distinction to national trends, City has seen substantial declines in the numbers and rates of children in care and who are subject to child protection intervention. The article analyses how notable these declines may be, comparing the declines with national trends, and exploring six-month service indicators for children who had a Family Group Conference. Implications regarding the reduction of levels of state social work intervention in family life are discussed.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Children in care; Child protection; Family group conferences; Family support; Restorative practice |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Sociological Studies (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Department of Education, UK N/A |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 14 Aug 2019 11:32 |
Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2019 08:05 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104458 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:149412 |