Churchill, H., Baena, S., Crosse, R. et al. (2 more authors) (2020) Developing family support services : a comparison of national reforms and challenges in England, Ireland and Spain. Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 21 (2). pp. 58-83. ISSN 0953-5225
Abstract
A major aspect of contemporary European family policies has been substantial developments in ‘family and parenting support services’ albeit under challenging conditions of austerity in recent years. This article compares and reviews national reforms in family support, child welfare and positive parenting services in England, Ireland and Spain. The analysis critically compares national ‘system-wide’ reforms and frontline service-based innovations; and situates these within broader national and European policy contexts. The article examines the degrees and ways in which children’s and family services reforms across all three countries have been shaped by family support, children’s rights and social investment policy orientations; and deliberates national differences in the scope, timing and longevity of reforms. It raises critical issues from rights-based perspectives and reflects on cross-national insights.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Social Work and Social Sciences Review. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Social Work and Social Sciences Review. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Family support; family policy; children’s rights; early intervention; social investment; comparative analysis |
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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) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 22 Jun 2020 07:06 |
Last Modified: | 01 May 2022 00:38 |
Published Version: | https://journals.whitingbirch.net/index.php/SWSSR/... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Whiting and Birch |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1921/swssr.v21i2.1418 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:162136 |