well-being of children in the UK

Jonathan Bradshaw CBE, FBA is Professor of Social Policy at the University of York. In addition to research into family policy, in recent years his research has focused on international comparisons of child poverty, child benefit packages and child well-being. He is a member of the Board of the International Society for Child Indicators and of the Foundation for International Studies in Social Security.

• Introduction ~ Jonathan Bradshaw; Demography of childhood ~ Jonathan Bradshaw; Child poverty and deprivation ~ Jonathan Bradshaw; Physical health ~ Jonathan Bradshaw and Karen Bloor; Subjective well-being and mental health ~ Jonathan Bradshaw and Antonia Keung; Education ~ Antonia Keung; Housing and the environment for children ~ Deborah Quilgars; Children's time and space ~ Antonia Keung; Children and young people in and leaving care ~ Gwyther Rees and Mike Stein; Child maltreatment ~ Carol-Ann Hooper; Childcare and early years ~ Christine Skinner; Children, crime and illegal drug use ~ Lisa O'Malley and Sharon Grace; Conclusion ~ Jonathan Bradshaw

"A significant contribution to improving our understanding of children's well-being in contemporary Britain. Indeed, the text successfully brings together a vast amount of information in one accessible and compelling volume...Its relevance is wide-ranging and students, lecturers, researchers and policy-makers will all find it a useful resource." Children & Society