Description
* developing preventive services for teenagers
* the nature of residential and foster care provision
* inter-agency approaches to supporting young people
Addressing the growing concern about runaways from residential and foster care, and eliciting the wider implications for the care system today, Going Missing is essential reading for practitioners in the social and welfare services; policy-makers; and students and lecturers on higher education courses.
About the Author
Jim Wade is the author of Going Missing: Young People Absent From Care, published by Wiley.
Professor Nina Biehal is Research Director at the Social Policy Research Unit of the University of York. She is leads work on vulnerable children, children in care and young people. Previously a social worker, Nina has been involved in child welfare research for many years.
Book Information
ISBN 9780471984764
Author Jim Wade
Format Paperback
Page Count 232
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 340g
Dimensions(mm) 232mm * 153mm * 14mm