Child and Adolescent Mental Health Arena

Protecting Children from Violence

Evidence-Based Interventions

• Edited by James Michael Lampinen, and Kathy Sexton-Radek.

Published April 2010

Providing an evidence-based understanding of the causes and consequences of violence against children, experts in the field examine the best practices used to help protect children from violence. Various types of violence are reviewed including physical and sexual abuse, (cyber-)bullying, human…
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Domestic Violence and Children

A Handbook for Schools and Early Years Settings

• By Abigail Sterne, and Liz Poole.
• Lead Contributions by Donna Chadwick, Catherine Lawler and Lynda W Dodd.

Published September 2009

What can schools and social care workers do to help children affected by domestic violence? Large numbers of children are affected by domestic violence. The problem crosses every social class and culture. It causes distress and anxiety in children and adversely affects their learning and play, as…
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Memory Matters

Contexts for Understanding Sexual Abuse Recollections

• Edited by Janice Haaken, and Paula Reavey.

Published July 2009

This book is grounded in the debates of the 1980s and 1990s that surrounded recollections of childhood sexual abuse, particularly those that emerged in the context of psychotherapy. When growing numbers of therapists claimed that they were recovering deeply repressed memories of early sexual…
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Understanding and Addressing Adult Sexual Attraction to Children

A Study of Paedophiles in Contemporary Society

• By Sarah D. Goode.

Published July 2009

Paedophiles exist and we must develop ways of living with this fact whilst ensuring that children are kept safe. This ground-breaking book demystifies the field of adult sexual attraction to children, countering the emotionality surrounding the topic of paedophilia in the popular media by careful…
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Child Abuse and Neglect

• By Monica L. McCoy, and Stefanie M. Keen.

Published March 2009

Child abuse and neglect are examined in this new book - the latest research, what it entails, and how to recognize and report it. Federal law mandates the reporting of suspected child maltreatment by many professionals. This book will appeal to those who one day find themselves in the role of a…
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Children Exposed To Violence

Current Issues, Interventions and Research

• Edited by Robert Geffner, Dawn Griffin and James Lewis III.

Published February 2009

Children’s exposure to violence (CEV) in their home, their community, and our society has finally been recognized as a serious mental health, social, and public health problem. This book highlights a summary of relevant current research, practice, and policy issues. It is the third in a…
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Understanding the Effects of Child Sexual Abuse

Feminist Revolutions in Theory, Research and Practice

• By Sam Warner.
• Series Edited by Jane Ussher.

Published December 2008

Child sexual abuse is a global problem that negatively affects many women and girls. As such, it has long been of concern to feminists, and more recently mental health activists. This book draws on this revolutionary legacy, feminism and post-structuralism to critically examine current perceptions…
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Reforming Child Protection

• By Bob Lonne, Nigel Parton, Jane Thomson and Maria Harries.

Published July 2008

Child protection is one of the most high profile and challenging areas of social work, as well as one where children’s lives and family life are seen to be at stake. Vital as child protection work is, this book argues that there is a pressing need for change in the understanding and consequent…
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Childhood Emotional Abuse

Mediating and Moderating Processes Affecting Long-Term Impact

Published April 2008

Get the latest research on the processes underlying the long term effects of psychological and emotional abuse The effects of the emotional abuse of children are not necessarily seen immediately. Evidence shows that this type of maltreatment to be perhaps as damaging as other, more obvious forms of…
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The Child in Mind

A Child Protection Handbook

• By Judy Barker, and Deborah Hodes.

Published November 2007

All public sector workers in contact with children and families, both in health care and allied services, need access to clearly written information about what to do if they are concerned about the safety and welfare of a child. Ensuring the safety of children who are at risk of harm is not an easy…
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