Keep the lifeboat afloat

The history of organized child protection in the US is chronicled. Unlike a ship at sea, which requires the leadership of a single captain, child protection thrives only when leadership is dispersed.

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Published in:Child abuse & neglect 2002-06, Vol.26 (6), p.561-567
Main Author: MYERS, John E. B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child abuse & neglect
Child Abuse - psychology
Child Advocacy
Child of Impaired Parents - psychology
Child protection
Child welfare
Child Welfare - psychology
History
Humans
Interdisciplinary team work
Medical sciences
Mental health
Prevention. Health policy. Planification
Professions
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Social work
United States
USA
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Summary:The history of organized child protection in the US is chronicled. Unlike a ship at sea, which requires the leadership of a single captain, child protection thrives only when leadership is dispersed.
ISSN:0145-2134
1873-7757
DOI:10.1016/S0145-2134(02)00334-4