Abusive Policies: How the American Child Welfare System Lost Its Way
(Part of the Studies in Social Medicine Series)
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In the early 1970s, a new wave of public service announcements urged parents to "help end an American tradition" of child abuse. The message, relayed repeatedly over television and radio, urged abusive parents to seek help. Support groups for parents, including Parents Anonymous, proliferated across the country to deal with the seemingly burgeoning crisis. At the same time, an ever-increasing number of abused children were reported to child welfare...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1469661217
ISBN13:9781469661216
Release Date:December 2020
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Length:180 Pages
Weight:0.63 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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