Datafied child welfare services: unpacking politics, economics and power

Welfare Politics: Building Welfare Institutions

The first generation of the welfare debates has focused on articulating the main drive which leads the development of the welfare state. They mainly exploit political or economic variables, such as industrialization (Wilensky and Lebaux 1958; Wilensky 1975), power resources mobilization of labor class (Korpi 1983; Esping-Andersen 1985), or roles of states (Flora and Alber 1981; Skocpol and Amen...

Medical Economics (and Politics)

G et ready! The landscape in medicine is probably going to change rapidly. The starting bell rang in December 2010 in Washington, DC, with very little fanfare when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned doctors from prescribing Avastin to patients with advanced-stage breast cancer. 1 Avastin, a potent but costly drug, has worked in some clinical trials by halting the spread of cancer and...

Economics and Politics

Infants and the decision to provide ongoing child welfare services

BACKGROUND Infants are the most likely recipients of child welfare services; however, little is known about infants and families who come into contact with the child welfare system and factors that are associated with service provision. Investigations involving infants and their families present an unparalleled opportunity for the child welfare sector to enhance infants' safety and well-being t...

Organizational Culture and Retention in Public Child Welfare Services Organizations

Extremely high turnover rates have plagued Public Child Welfare Services organizations historically and continue to do so currently. Turnover rates have ranged from 30-60% annually (Mor Barak, Nissly, & Levin, 2001) and from 46% to as high as 90% in a two-year period (Drake & Yadama, 1996). The most current national data reveals turnover rates between 15%22% among case managers and social worke...