Safeguarding Black Children

Claudia Bernard (Author) Claudia Bernard is Professor of Social Work and Head of Postgraduate Research in the Department of Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London.Perlita Harris (Author) Perlita Harris was Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Convenor of the BA in Social Work in the Department of Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. Both Claudia and Perlita published extensively in this field.

• Introduction: Claudia Bernard and Perlita Harris, Goldsmiths, University of London. Section 1: The Effects of Adverse Experiences on Black Children. 1: Mental Health and Black Children, Frank Keating and Stephan Brown, Royal Holloway, University of London. 2. Black Children's Experience of Living with Domestic Violence, Claudia Bernard, Goldsmiths, University of London. 3. Living in Gang-Affected Neighbourhoods: The Impact on Black Children and Young People, Carlene Firmin and Jenny Pearce, University of Bedfordshire. Section 2: Different Categories of Maltreatment: Summary of Key Issues. 4: Child Sexual Abuse in the Lives of Black Children, Claudia Bernard, Goldsmiths, University of London. 5: Black Children and Families: An Exploration of Child Physical Abuse, Ravinder Barn, Royal Holloway, University of London, and Derek Kirton, University of Kent. 6: Child Neglect and Black Children, Danielle Turney, University of Bristol. 7: Emotional Abuse of Black Children, Jean Clarke, Brunel University. 8: Engaging Black Fathers in Child Protection Services, Jonathan Scourfield, Cardiff University and Elizabeth Lewinson, Barnados. Section 3: Safeguarding Black Children from Harmful Practices and Safeguarding Trafficked and Separated Children: Summary of Key Issues. 9: Safeguarding Children Linked to Witchcraft, Prospera Tedam, Northampton University. 10: Forced Marriage as a Safeguarding Issue, Anna Gupta, Royal Holloway, University of London. 11: Safeguarding Black Children from Female Genital Mutilation, Perlita Harris, Goldsmiths, University of London. 12: Safeguarding Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children: Promoting Rights and Strengths Based Practice, Joanne Westwood, University of Stirling. 13: Safeguarding Trafficked Children, Anna Gupta, Royal Holloway, University of London. Concluding Remarks: Claudia Bernard and Perlita Harris, Goldsmiths, University of London. The Contributors. Subject Index. Author Index.

This unique publication unearths a whole new repertoire of knowledge which would be very useful for practitioners like myself as well as policymakers, students and academics in better critiquing the issues affecting the lives of African children in the UK. It is a refreshing addition to the academic debate about the resilience of children and it sheds a new light on the adverse conditions affecting children - and the role of various actors to help address these.