Creative Child Advocacy

by Ved Kumari; Brooks, Susan L.

• ISBN13: 9780761932413
• ISBN10: 0761932410
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2014-10-07
• Publisher: Sage Pubns Pvt Ltd

Summary

'Combining global examples of cases with practical solutions, this book will be of interest to anyone involved in child advocacy, from judges to probation officers' - childRIGHT 'The greatest achievement of this book may be its inspiration to those also willing to "swim against the tide" as child advocates... The authors are open about the practicalities of their work and the tensions they have experienced... their personal accounts contain gripping narratives of real attempts to improve situations for children' - Adoption & Fostering This collection of original articles by an international team of contributors addresses a wide range of issues affecting children and youth such as: child labour; international child custody abduction; juvenile delinquency; child abuse and neglect; and date violence among teenagers. The innovative approaches proposed by the contributors to deal with these concerns include: creating a child advocacy centre within a private firm; litigation strategies; and developing a handbook that explains courts processes to abused children.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
Preface	p. 13
Introduction	p. 19
Court-based and Dispute Resolution Strategies
Hearing the Voices of Children in Court Proceedings	p. 43
Advocacy for Delinquent Children through Courts	p. 71
The Development of Voluntary Child Protection in China	p. 99
Legislative Strategies and Social Movements
Protecting Children's Rights in Kenya: Advancing the Case for a Sexual Offences Bill	p. 131
International Child Abduction	p. 151
Kinship Care as a Preventive Child Welfare Movement in the United States: One State's Efforts	p. 171
Community Education and Street Law Strategies
Power Pack: Young People and Advocacy	p. 199
Early Interventions: Domestic Violence Education for Teens	p. 223
Socio-legal Aspects of Child Abuse Prevention	p. 247
Integrated Strategies
On Child Advocacy and Politics: Child Advocacy as an Effort to Swim Against the Tide	p. 285
Child Labour in India: Strategies for its Elimination	p. 301
Juvenile Justice in Pakistan	p. 315
About the Editors and Contributors	p. 327
Index	p. 333
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