Call for topic ideas and contributor recommendations for Advances in Child and Family Policy and Practice

Launched in 2012 with editor Barbara Fiese, Advances in Child and Family Policy and Practice, is a Springer Briefs seriesopens in new window published in affiliation with Div. 37 (The Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice). The purpose of the series is to serve as a forum for discussion of issues related to social policy and services for children, adolescents and families with a psychosocial perspective. Briefs may include literature and conceptual review papers; analyses of policy trends; evaluations of programs, policies and systems; case examples of public and private policy issues; and advocacy needs, successes and failures to demonstrate applications in which psychological expertise may be applied. Potential topics of interest also include organization of service programs; service delivery through different systems; and implementation, impact and evaluation. A variety of child, youth and family-related service programs and topics may be the focus of a brief, including but not limited to: (1)child mental health programs and policy; (2) mental health screening/service needs; (3) child welfare, child abuse and maltreatment; (4) education, early childhood education and pre-K and evaluation, health (including, integration of mental health within primary care and school settings); (5) juvenile justice and racial/ethnic, socio-economic or neighborhood/community disparities in services or service delivery or in child, youth or family experiences. Topic ideas and recommendations for contributors to author or edit a volume are welcome. Please contact editor Lisa Gennetian.