Child welfare systems and migrant children

About this book

"Child Welfare Systems and Migrant Children examines where, why and to what extent immigrant children are repesented in the child welfare system in different countries, including Australia/New Zealand, Belgium/the Netherlands, England, Estonia, Canada, Finland, Italy, Germany, Spain, Norway, and the United States--all of them having their own child welfare philosophies and systems as well as histories and practices in immigration. By comparing policies and practices in child welfare systems and welfare states, especially in terms of how they conceptualize the deal with immigrant children and their families, Child Welfare Systems and Migrant Children addresses an immensely important and pressing issue in modern societies. Immigrants in the child welfare system is a critical issue, facing challenges across countries related to lack of language proficiency, lack of knowledge about cultural and social aspects, and about the public systems of the destination country. Perhaps most relevantly, the challenges include collisions of ideas and beliefs about how to raise children, about children's place in the family and society, and about children's rights"--Jacket.