The Well-Being of Children in the UK

Bradshaw, Jonathan, Jonathan Bradshaw

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN: 9781447325635
• eBook ISBN: 9781447325673
• Edition: 4
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Social Policy
• Index: Social Sciences

Now in its fourth edition, this is the classic assessment of the state of child well-being in the United Kingdom.

This edition has been updated to review the latest evidence, examining the outcomes for children of the impact of the economic crisis and austerity measures since 2008. It draws together a vast amount of robust empirical evidence and includes intra-UK and international comparisons. Edited by a highly regarded expert in the field, each chapter covers a different domain of child well-being, including health, wellbeing, housing and education.

This is an invaluable resource for academics, students, practitioners and policy makers concerned with child welfare and wellbeing.

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Title page
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of figures and tables
• List of abbreviations
• Notes on contributors
• Acknowledgements
• ONE: Introduction
• TWO: Demography of childhood
• THREE: Child poverty and deprivation
• FOUR: Physical health
• FIVE: Subjective well-being and mental health
• SIX: Education
• SEVEN: Housing and the environment for children
• EIGHT: Children’s time and space
• NINE: Children and young people in care and leaving care
• TEN: Child maltreatment
• ELEVEN: Childcare and early years
• TWELVE: Children, crime and correction
• THIRTEEN: Conclusion
• Bibliography