The protection of children from maltreatment is a worldwide challenge. Social context plays a significant role in both the definition and society’s responses to child maltreatment. The core concept of
This new set brings together the key contributions that have been made to the understanding of welfare by leading theorists and researchers of social policy over the past century.
The field of drug and alcohol studies has expanded rapidly in recent years, with estimates of at least a doubling in the number of publications in the past decades. A feature of this wide and multidis
Health and social welfare are the cornerstones to the well-being of the community as a whole. They are underpinned by those networks of relationships among persons, firms, and institutions in a socie
Social work research has gathered a greater transparency and clarity of identity in North American and parts of Europe. Furthermore, the rapid emergence of social work research in other European count
