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Dear colleague, We are pleased to share with you this article exploiting the British Household Panel Survey data to explore trends in subjective well-being <http://www.pierprofessional.com/jcssample> of young people aged 11-15 over the period 1994-2008. Two dimensions of subjective well-being are measured using multi-dimensional scales representing 'happiness' and 'self-esteem'. This 14-year period has seen many changes in the environment of young people that may have had an impact on their well-being, including economic growth, increases in parental employment and major efforts to improve social policy for children. Has all this activity had an impact on what young people say about their lives? The evidence from this analysis suggests that there has been an improvement in the average level of happiness of 11-15 year-olds over time, especially for girls. It is impossible to draw clear conclusions about the causes of this improvement in happiness but there is some evidence that it focused on relationships with friends and happiness with school. This article is written by Jonathan Bradshaw and Antonia Keung, University of York, UK. We are pleased to make this article available free of charge. To view the full article, published in Journal of Children's Services <http://www.pierprofessional.com/jcsflyer> , click here <http://www.pierprofessional.com/jcsflyer/sample.html> . Journal of Children's Services <http://www.pierprofessional.com/jcsflyer> provides: * development of research-based, outcome focused services to better safeguard and promote the well-being of vulnerable children and their families * child development and applied social research contribution to the evidence base * integration of children's services * child development research and its implications for forward-looking services * evaluation of innovative services, using quantitative and qualitative methods. Peer-reviewed articles recently published include: * Intention to attend parenting programmes: does ethnicity make a difference? <http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/g7455k31218w301j/?p=c4b41 b0150d34d15a2ba13101eacb59d&pi=4> * Implementation quality of a family-focused preventive intervention in a community-based dissemination <http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/k27jjk375l185l32/?p=4a684 5b6d7e04f908061bc4a39d83845&pi=2> - click on the article title to view this open access article * Growing up with a parent with schizophrenia: what children say they need <http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/l35xqp518q70g420/?p=4a684 5b6d7e04f908061bc4a39d83845&pi=3> * Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children: a bridge too far? <http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/g728vv50026t0784/?p=f241f e65af2241f98e67d20e374a0368&pi=2> * Disabled children and the Children Act 1989 <http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/t736834j2u845h85/?p=f241f e65af2241f98e67d20e374a0368&pi=6> * Adapting The Incredible Years, an evidence-based parenting programme, for families involved in the child welfare system <http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/g6w65w6463668t66/?p=8bf1f dd8a42542d9b371198ea8a15506&pi=3> . ISSN: 1746-6660 (Print) 2044-8677 (Online) All subscriptions include FREE online access to the 5 year archive. Ensure your colleagues/students have online access to the journal and apply for a multi-user subscription. Interested in subscribing? * Call Pier Professional on +44 (0)1273 783720 quoting JCSEMAIL * Click here <http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/121409/offerings/> to subscribe online * Click here <http://www.pierprofessional.com/librarians/onlineinvoice.html> to order online via purchase order/invoice (UK organisations only) A subscription includes 8 CPD hours <http://www.pierprofessional.com/librarians/cpd.html> . We look forward to welcoming you as a subscriber. Best wishes, Publishing Team Pier Professional, Suite N4, The Old Market, Upper Market Street, Hove BN3 1AS, UK Click here <http://www.pierprofessional.com/> to visit our website Tel: +44 (0)1273 783724 Fax: +44 (0)1273 783723 Web: www.pierprofessional.com <http://www.pierprofessional.com/> Follow us on: Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hove-United-Kingdom/PierJournals/25221042 3256> Twitter <http://twitter.com/PierJournals> LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=2575092&trk=anet_ug_grppro> * Personal subscriptions must be sent to a home address and payment made from a personal credit/debit card.