Supporting children when parents separate: Embedding a Crisis Intervention Approach within Family Justice, Education and Mental Health Policy

Supporting children when parents separate: Embedding a Crisis Intervention Approach within Family Justice, Education and Mental Health Policy

by Mervyn Murch (Author)

Synopsis

A fresh approach to supporting children who experience parental separation and divorce. Murch argues for preventative intervention which responds to children's worries when they first present them, without waiting until things have gone badly wrong.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 404
Edition: 1
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 04 Jul 2018

ISBN 10: 1447345967
ISBN 13: 9781447345961

Media Reviews
This book contains the wisdom of a professional lifetime spent integrating mental health and judicial concerns from a leading architect of the family justice system. Christopher Clulow, PhD. Senior Fellow, the Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology Distilling a lifetime's work and reflection, this is an essential read for anyone concerned about the needs of children on family breakdown. Gillian Douglas, Executive Dean, King's College London At a time when the mental health of our young people is of national concern... This is an essential text that should inform policy and practice both in family law and education. James Wetz, Author of 'Urban Village Schools'
Author Bio
Mervyn Murch CBE is an emeritus professor at Cardiff University's School of Law and Politics. His 45 year research career has focused on the inter-disciplinary work of the family justice system and has contributed to policy and practice developments and to law reform in divorce, adoption and child protection. He was appointed a CBE in 2007 for services to the family justice system.