Nancy Freymond is an associate professor in the Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University.Gary Cameron is a professor emeritus in the Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University.

• PART ONE: OVERVIEW Understanding International Comparisons of Child Protection, Family Service, and Community Caring Systems of Child and Family WelfareGARY CAMERON and NANCY FREYMONDLearning from Difference: Comparing Child Welfare SystemsRACHAEL HETHERINGTONPART TWO: CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEMS Promoting Change from ‘Child Protection’ to ‘Child and Family Welfare’: The Problems of the English System RACHAEL HETHERINGTON and TRACEY NURSEForming and Sustaining Partnerships in Child and Family Welfare: The American ExperiencePATRICIA SCHENEProblems and Potential of Canadian Child Welfare KAREN SWIFT and MARILYN CALLAHANPART THREE: FAMILY SERVICE SYSTEMS The Plight of Paternalism in French Child Welfare and Protective Policies and PracticesALAIN GREVOTChild and Family Welfare in SwedenGUNVOR ANDERSSONWhen One Door Shuts, Another Opens: Turning Disadvantages into Opportunities in Child and Family Welfare in the NetherlandsA.W.M. VELDKAMPPART FOUR: COMMUNITY CARING SYSTEMS From Child Welfare to Child, Family, and Community Welfare: The Agenda of Canada’s Aboriginal PeoplesDEENA MANDELL, CINDY BLACKSTOCK, JOYCE CLOUSTON CARLSON, and MARSHALL FINEMaori Perspectives on Collaboration and Colonization in Contemporary Aotearoa / New Zealand Child and Family Welfare Policies and PracticesCATHERINE LOVEFirst Nations Child and Family Services and Indigenous Knowledge as a Framework for Research, Policy, and PracticeMARLYN BENNETT and CINDY BLACKSTOCKPART FIVE: CONCLUSION Learning from International Comparisons of Child Protection, Family Service, and Community Caring Systems of Child and Family WelfareNANCY FREYMOND and GARY CAMERONAppendix A: Partners in Child Protection and Well-BeingAppendix B: Guiding Principles for Building Partnerships Appendix C: Timeline of the Evolution of the French Child Protection SystemGlossary References List of Contributors

Nancy Freymond is an associate professor in the Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University.Gary Cameron is a professor emeritus in the Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University.

• PART ONE: OVERVIEW Understanding International Comparisons of Child Protection, Family Service, and Community Caring Systems of Child and Family WelfareGARY CAMERON and NANCY FREYMONDLearning from Difference: Comparing Child Welfare SystemsRACHAEL HETHERINGTONPART TWO: CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEMS Promoting Change from ‘Child Protection’ to ‘Child and Family Welfare’: The Problems of the English System RACHAEL HETHERINGTON and TRACEY NURSEForming and Sustaining Partnerships in Child and Family Welfare: The American ExperiencePATRICIA SCHENEProblems and Potential of Canadian Child Welfare KAREN SWIFT and MARILYN CALLAHANPART THREE: FAMILY SERVICE SYSTEMS The Plight of Paternalism in French Child Welfare and Protective Policies and PracticesALAIN GREVOTChild and Family Welfare in SwedenGUNVOR ANDERSSONWhen One Door Shuts, Another Opens: Turning Disadvantages into Opportunities in Child and Family Welfare in the NetherlandsA.W.M. VELDKAMPPART FOUR: COMMUNITY CARING SYSTEMS From Child Welfare to Child, Family, and Community Welfare: The Agenda of Canada’s Aboriginal PeoplesDEENA MANDELL, CINDY BLACKSTOCK, JOYCE CLOUSTON CARLSON, and MARSHALL FINEMaori Perspectives on Collaboration and Colonization in Contemporary Aotearoa / New Zealand Child and Family Welfare Policies and PracticesCATHERINE LOVEFirst Nations Child and Family Services and Indigenous Knowledge as a Framework for Research, Policy, and PracticeMARLYN BENNETT and CINDY BLACKSTOCKPART FIVE: CONCLUSION Learning from International Comparisons of Child Protection, Family Service, and Community Caring Systems of Child and Family WelfareNANCY FREYMOND and GARY CAMERONAppendix A: Partners in Child Protection and Well-BeingAppendix B: Guiding Principles for Building Partnerships Appendix C: Timeline of the Evolution of the French Child Protection SystemGlossary References List of Contributors

Nancy Freymond is an associate professor in the Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University.Gary Cameron is a professor emeritus in the Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University.

• PART ONE: OVERVIEW Understanding International Comparisons of Child Protection, Family Service, and Community Caring Systems of Child and Family WelfareGARY CAMERON and NANCY FREYMONDLearning from Difference: Comparing Child Welfare SystemsRACHAEL HETHERINGTONPART TWO: CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEMS Promoting Change from ‘Child Protection’ to ‘Child and Family Welfare’: The Problems of the English System RACHAEL HETHERINGTON and TRACEY NURSEForming and Sustaining Partnerships in Child and Family Welfare: The American ExperiencePATRICIA SCHENEProblems and Potential of Canadian Child Welfare KAREN SWIFT and MARILYN CALLAHANPART THREE: FAMILY SERVICE SYSTEMS The Plight of Paternalism in French Child Welfare and Protective Policies and PracticesALAIN GREVOTChild and Family Welfare in SwedenGUNVOR ANDERSSONWhen One Door Shuts, Another Opens: Turning Disadvantages into Opportunities in Child and Family Welfare in the NetherlandsA.W.M. VELDKAMPPART FOUR: COMMUNITY CARING SYSTEMS From Child Welfare to Child, Family, and Community Welfare: The Agenda of Canada’s Aboriginal PeoplesDEENA MANDELL, CINDY BLACKSTOCK, JOYCE CLOUSTON CARLSON, and MARSHALL FINEMaori Perspectives on Collaboration and Colonization in Contemporary Aotearoa / New Zealand Child and Family Welfare Policies and PracticesCATHERINE LOVEFirst Nations Child and Family Services and Indigenous Knowledge as a Framework for Research, Policy, and PracticeMARLYN BENNETT and CINDY BLACKSTOCKPART FIVE: CONCLUSION Learning from International Comparisons of Child Protection, Family Service, and Community Caring Systems of Child and Family WelfareNANCY FREYMOND and GARY CAMERONAppendix A: Partners in Child Protection and Well-BeingAppendix B: Guiding Principles for Building Partnerships Appendix C: Timeline of the Evolution of the French Child Protection SystemGlossary References List of Contributors