Child Well-Being: A Beneficial Advocacy Framework for Improving the Child Welfare System?
Posted: 10 May 2011
Date Written: Fall 2007
Abstract
This article explores the advantages and disadvantages of child well-being as a child welfare system advocacy framework. It examines the use of the concept of child well-being as a social indicator and the importance of poverty rates to the child welfare system. It also examines the use of child well-being as an outcome measure for the child welfare system, in particular in Child and Family Service Reviews (“CFSRs”) and court evaluations. The possible impact of the child well-being concept is considered in the context of several programs, including income supports and problem-solving courts. The Article concludes that, overall, well-being provides a valuable framework for the future of child advocacy.
Keywords: children, child well-being, child welfare, problem-solving courts
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