Ilan Katz is the editor of Evaluating Family Support: Thinking Internationally, Thinking Critically , published by Wiley. John Pinkerton is the editor of Evaluating Family Support: Thinking Internationally, Thinking Critically , published by Wiley.

"The editors of this book have assembled an impressive array ofwell-known authors from various countries." (Journal ofChildren's Services, November 2007) "...of value for policy makers and administratorsresponsible for service and support of families." (Int JnlAdolescent Med Health, Vol.15, No.4, 2003) "...a worthwhile collection of papers."(Children and Society, Vol.18 2004)

• List of Illustrations ixAbout the Editors xiList of Contributors xiiiForeword by Heather B Weiss xvAcknowledgements xixPart I: The Need for International Comparison1 Perspective through International Comparison in the Evaluation of Family Support 3John Pinkerton and Ilan KatzPart II: Underpinning Issues2 Political and Technical Issues Facing Evaluators of Family Support 25Jane Tunstill3 Social Exclusion, Family Support and Evaluation 45Corinne May-Chahal, Ilan Katz and Lorraine Cooper4 The Value of Resilience as a Key Concept in Evaluating Family Support 73Robbie Gilligan5 Issues in Evaluating Family Support Services: An American Perspective 89Peter6 Comparative Research as a Method of Evaluating Systems 111Rachael HetheringtonPart III: 'Case Studies' from Around the World7 National Policy Making and the Need to Evaluate Family Support in the Republic of Ireland 129Catherine Hazlett8 A Culturally Relevant Model for Evaluating Family Services in Hong Kong 147Monit Cheung and Chi-Kwong Law9 Lessons from the Evaluation of Family Support in New Zealand 169Jackie Sanders and Robyn Munford10 A National Evaluation of Family Support Services: An Evaluation of Services Provided by the NSPCC in the United Kingdom 191Ruth Gardner11 Empowering Parents: A Two-Generation Intervention in a Community Context in Northern Ireland 207Nuala Quiery, Sandra McElhinney, Harry Rafferty, Noel Sheehy and Karen Trew12 The Indicators Study: A Cross-Site Implementation Evaluation of the Community Partnerships for Protecting Children Initiative in America 227Stephen Budde13 Policy Roots and Practice Growth: Evaluating Family Support on the West Coast of Ireland 253John Canavan and Pat Dolan14 The Resourceful Adolescent Project: A Universal Approach to Preventing Adolescent Depression through Promoting Resilience and Family Well-Being in Australia 271Ian Shochet and David Ham15 Evaluation of the Contact Family Service in Sweden 291Gunvor AnderssonPart IV: Towards an International Agenda16 International Convergence and Divergence: Towards an Open System Model in the Evaluation of Family Support 309Ilan Katz and John PinkertonIndex 333