Journal article
This is nothing new: child protection concerns and poverty
Children Australia, Vol.28(1), pp.4-10
2003
Abstract
The title encapsulates the argument advanced in this paper. The author argues that the associative link between child protection concerns andpoverty, although well accepted, is not incorporated into practice with families. The paper presents the results ofa small scale qualitative study undertaken in the two North Queensland regional cities ofTownsville andMackay. The author undertook interviews with ten (lO) Family Services Officers (FSOs) in the Department ofFamilies (DoF). Interviews revealed that FSOs agreed thatfamily poverty is a stressorfor child maltreatment. Participants differed in the extent to which they ascribed personal or societal responsibilityfor these family circumstances. The paper concludes with four recommendations to deal with family poverty in a childprotection practice and policy context. The paper argues that more can and should be done to help children andfamilies in this regard.
Details
- Title
- This is nothing new: child protection concerns and poverty
- Authors
- Jane Thomson (Author) - James Cook University
- Publication details
- Children Australia, Vol.28(1), pp.4-10
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Date published
- 2003
- DOI
- 10.1017/S1035077200005411
- ISSN
- 1035-0772
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449600402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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