child welfare

A study of the child welfare system in the United States, focusing on the case of David Edwards, an abused infant who was killed by his mother, and arguing that the system is equally responsible for the baby's death and desperately in need of reform.

Examines various careers for teenagers interested in working with children, as well as how to prepare for them.

A memoir by the father of murder victim Andrew Bagby, who was murdered by colleague and ex-girlfriend Shirley Turner who later drowned their thirteen-month-old child before killing herself.

The author, Public Guardian of Cook County, Illinois, an area which includes metropolitan Chicago, uses case studies to expose the failure of the child welfare system, arguing that state agencies and courts are not adequately meeting the needs of abused and neglected children, and discusses ways to make the system work.

Presents suggestions for creating a more healthy, supportive culture by connecting with children at six levels of community: the personal circle, families, neighborhoods, larger communities, business worlds, and elders.

Examines the emotional consequences of foster care, focusing on the experiences of three generations of one inner-city family with the child welfare system.