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SPECIAL EDITION OF 
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY 

Call for papers on the 
Health And Social Care Needs Of Children And Young People

Co-Editors 
Dr Fiona Brooks and Professor David Shemmings 

Contact 
Fiona Brooks [log in to unmask], 
David Shemmings  [log in to unmask]

Deadlines: 
Submission of abstract/outline idea 27th October 2006
Full Paper submission 15th January 2007
Publication online December 2007 

The editors are seeking quality theoretical, conceptual and empirical research papers that 
address the health and social care needs of children and young people. Papers that explore 
the needs and experiences of young people in terms of an international dimension, or 
contributions that examine the provision of multisectoral and multiprofessional interventions 
across the multiple environments of the child are also particularly sought. 

Papers can be from a variety of methodological and theoretical approaches, but the editors 
would especially welcome work that addresses health and social care issues from the 
perspective of children and young people. Contributions that report work that has actively 
involved children and young people in the research process are also welcomed. 

In relation to health issues, there is increasing recognition that the health and well being of 
children and young people is being determined by the prevalence of health risk behaviours 
(Currie et al., 2004) et al 2004). Identifying ways to increase and sustain health-promoting 
behaviours amongst young people currently represents a priority for health promotion and 
policy level interventions (The Children Act 2004, Every Child Matters 2003, National Service 
Framework for Children and Young People, 2004, Excellence in Schools 1997; National 
Healthy School Standard, 1999, 2005). The construction of risk behaviours among young 
people involves a multiplicity of complex inter-related determinants; socio-economic status, 
the socio-cultural environment and gender all play key influential roles.  Contributions that 
address the global or national complexity of these issues either through new theoretical, 
empirical or policy analysis are sought.
Papers that address current changes and challenges in social work with children and families; 
social work values; social work education; social work supervision and management are also 
sought.

Authors interested in the submitting a paper for the special edition are invited in the first 
instance to submit a 200- 400 word abstract / outline of the paper to the editors. Authors 
who wish to submit a paper are also welcome to contact the editors informally, prior to 
submitting an abstract.

Papers could be sought on the following topics:
1. Global health issues and the impact of health risk behaviours for children and young 
people, including obesity, drug use, teenage pregnancy and STI’s.

2. The provision of school based approaches to the addressing the health and emotional well 
being of children and young people.

3. The participation of children and young people in health and social care-decision-making 
or research agendas

4. Young Offenders and Community-based approaches to Restorative Justice'

5. The contributions of multi-disciplinary teams to the provision and delivery of health and 
social care services for children and young people

6.  Post-modern organisational challenges involved in the movement away from Social 
Services Departments towards Children’s Trusts (to include inter- and multi- professional 
relationships) 

7. Opportunities and tensions within the new Integrated Children’s System and Common 
Assessment Framework

8. The role of New and changing forms of family life and their impacts on gay, lesbian and 
single parent families, The role of fathers in child development and protection

9. The impact of violence, emotional abuse, neglect and sexual exploitation on children and 
young peoples health and well being, including how national and international community 
based services might create an appropriate response.

10. The needs and experiences of Asylum-seeking children including anti-oppressive 
practice

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