Responses towards child abuse and neglect: comparing policies and practices between England, the Netherlands and Germany - Decisions at the end of child protection investigations: a three country comparison

Eric Van Santen

German Youth Institute

Eric van Santen (PhD) is senior researcher at the German Youth Institute in Munich, Germany, Department “Youth and Youth Welfare”. He studied human resource management in The Hague (Netherlands), sociology in Munich (Germany) and got his PhD at the FU Berlin (Germany). He is strongly empirically orientated and specialized in inter institutional cooperation, volunteering, child and youth welfare institutions, regional disparities in (foster) care utilization, foster care careers and disruption of foster care placements.  He was involved in the evaluation of the new German Child Protection law. 

Abstract

Background and objectives: Child protection policies raise critical questions about the state’s attempts to balance both the rights of children and parents and the responsibilities of parents and the state. An analysis of... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Heinz Kindler (German Youth Institute)
  2. Eric Van Santen (German Youth Institute)
  3. Susanne Witte (German Youth Institute)

Topic Area

Child Protection Systems and Strategies at local, national and international levels

Session

Symposia12 » Session 3-Child Protection Systems (16:15 - Monday, 2nd October, Central America Room)

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