Justice for Children and Families

Mike Shaw is Co-director of the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) National Unit and Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. He has a longstanding interest in child mental health and the law, and evidenced-based practice. Sue Bailey has worked as a Child and Adolescent psychiatrist for over thirty years. Through many roles, including President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, her national health policy and research work has focused on needs assessment and risk management across health and social care.

List of contributors; Foreword Michael Marmont; Part I. Overview: 1. A developmental perspective on justice Mike Shaw and Susan Bailey; 2. Foundations of family law The Honourable Mr Justice MacDonald; Part II. Fairness: 3. The social determinants of child health Angela J. M. Donkin; 4. Philosophical ethics and children Mar Cabezas and Gunter Graf; 5. Child poverty, well-being and social justice Gottfried Schweiger and Gunter Graf; 6. Children and relational citizenship: a history Pamela Cox; 7. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Maggie Atkinson; Part III. Protection: 8. Birth mothers returning to court: can a developmental trauma lens inform practice with women at risk of repeat removal of infants and children Karen Broadhurst, Claire Mason and Sheena Webb; 9. The Family Drug and Alcohol Court: a problem-solving approach to family justice Judith Harwin, Mary Ryan and Sophie Kershaw; 10. Why video interaction guidance in the family drug and alcohol court? Hilary Kennedy, Fran Freely and Sophie Kershaw; 11. A life course approach to promoting healthy behavior Lorraine Khan; 12. Female genital mutilation Najette Ayadi O'Donnell and Deborah Hodes; 13. Litigation for failure to remove Richard Scorer; Part IV. Autonomy: 14. Towards a theory for the development of autonomy Mike Shaw; 15. Child sexual exploitation and consent to sexual activity: a developmental and context driven approach Jenny Pearce and Maddy Coy; 16. Treatment without consent Camilla Parker; 17. Autonomy and decision making in children and adolescents with gender dysphoria Domenico Di Cegli; 18. Criminal responsibility Enys Delmage and Hannele Variend; Part V. Synthesis and Response: 19. How reading this book can contribute to public health strategies for children and families Sarah Jonas; 20. Looking three ways: reflections on a developmental perspective on justice Gwen Adshead; Index.