Strengthening the prevention delivery system for children in disadvantaged communities through infrastructure development
File version
Author(s)
Freiberg, Kate
Homel, Ros
Griffith University Author(s)
Primary Supervisor
Other Supervisors
Editor(s)
Date
Size
File type(s)
Location
License
Abstract
In Australia the most severe levels of social, health and economic disadvantage are concentrated in just 1.5% of 2,147 localities which have remained largely unchanged over the past 30 years (Vinson, 2007). The complexity, multidimensionality, and resistance to change of "wicked problems" (Bronfenbrenner, 2005; Gray, 1985; Rittel and Webber, 1973, p.1160) are increasingly viewed as demanding the use of comprehensive multisectoral developmental-ecological approaches with a geographical or 'place-based' focus in order to be able to respond to the specific needs of each community (Chilenski, Ang, Greenberg, Feinberg, and Spoth, 2014; Hawkins et al., 2015; Kania and Kramer, 2011). These approaches typically involve stakeholders from a range of professional domains and program and policy areas working collectively with community residents and local organisations (Bronfenbrenner and Evans, 2000; Fagan, Hawkins, Catalano, and Farrington, 2019). Thus, just as the social forces that perpetuate poverty are intertwined, so too are effective solutions (Schorr, 1998).
Journal Title
Developing Practice: The Child, Youth and Family Work Journal
Conference Title
Book Title
Edition
Volume
53
Issue
Thesis Type
Degree Program
School
Patent number
Funder(s)
Grant identifier(s)
Rights Statement
Rights Statement
Self-archiving of the author-manuscript version is not yet supported by this journal. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version or contact the author[s] for more information.
Item Access Status
Note
Access the data
Related item(s)
Subject
Policy and administration
Social work
Applied and developmental psychology
Child Wellbeing
prevention science
collaboration
emergent learning
Persistent link to this record
Citation
Branch, S; Freiberg, K; Homel, R, Strengthening the prevention delivery system for children in disadvantaged communities through infrastructure development, Developing Practice: The Child, Youth and Family Work Journal, 2019, 53, pp. 54-73