Launched in 2012 with editor Barbara Fiese, Advances in Child and Family Policy and Practice, is a Springer Briefs series published in affiliation with the Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice (Div. 37 of APA). 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: child mental health programs and policy; mental health screening/service needs; child welfare, child abuse and maltreatment; education; early childhood education and pre-K; and evaluation, health (including, integration of mental health within primary care and school settings); juvenile justice and racial/ethnic, socio-economic, or neighborhood/community disparities in services, 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.