Barriers between child welfare and substance abuse systems

2008 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Child Welfare

Re-negotiating Personal Integrity in Finnish Child Welfare

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Kouvonen
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Child Care ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Personal Integrity ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Deviant Behaviour ◽  
Legal Adviser ◽  
Legal Expert

AbstractBy means of a semiotic analysis of various modalities, this article identifies two kinds of professional “speaking-images”—that of the legal adviser and the legal expert—and uses these to illustrate how deviant behaviour among children in child care custody is currently being framed. The data consist of comments on the new Finnish Child Welfare Act (LSL 417/2007) found in professional magazines in the field. The main finding is that the legal regulation of interventions in general might work to preserve child integrity. However, deviant acts of children, such as substance abuse, seem to be classified as risks that allow for a compulsory intervention.

Effects of family treatment drug courts on substance abuse and child welfare outcomes

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 427-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia D. Worcel ◽  
Carrie J. Furrer ◽  
Beth L. Green ◽  
Scott W. M. Burrus ◽  
Michael W. Finigan
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Family Treatment ◽  
Drug Courts ◽  
Child Welfare Outcomes ◽  
Family Treatment Drug Courts
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