A Short History of Child Protection in America

The history of child protection in America is divisible into three eras. The first era extends from colonial times to 1875 and may be referred to as the era before organized child protection. The second era spans 1875 to 1962 and witnessed the creation and growth of organized child protection throug...

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Published in:Family law quarterly 2008-10, Vol.42 (3), p.449-463
Main Author: MYERS, JOHN E.B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century
Adopted children
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child Advocacy
Child health services
Child molestation
Child Neglect
Child protective services
Child Safety
Child welfare
Child welfare services
Delinquency
Dependents
Evacuations & rescues
Families & family life
Family (Sociological Unit)
Federal Government
Federal legislation
Foster children
Foster home care
Intervention
Juvenile courts
Laws
Parents
Police
Prevention
Private Agencies
Protection
Rape
Social services
Social workers
Society
Welfare Services
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Summary:The history of child protection in America is divisible into three eras. The first era extends from colonial times to 1875 and may be referred to as the era before organized child protection. The second era spans 1875 to 1962 and witnessed the creation and growth of organized child protection through nongovernmental child protection societies. The year 1962 marks the beginning of the third or modern era: the era of government-sponsored child protective services. The child protection system protects children every hour of the day. Unfortunately, the public seldom hears about child protection's successes. Indeed, the only time child protection makes the front page or the evening news is when something goes terribly wrong: social workers fail to remove an endangered child who ends up dead, or social workers remove children when they should not. The child protection system is far from perfect, and much remains to be done, but, at the same time, much has been accomplished.
ISSN:0014-729X
2162-7991