Peter C. Holloran

The system of orphanages, child placement agencies, reformatories, juvenile courts, and child guidance clinics established in Boston during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries provided a model for New Deal legislation and remains the foundation for contemporary social work with children at risk. This book explores the origin and evolution of child welfare in the United States. This volume is relevant in the current debate about formulating effective policies and practices for today's abused, needy, and homeless children. -- Publisher description.

Social Services for Homeless Children, 1830-1930

Boston's Wayward Children

Andrew Hunt

Alice L. George

Nancy Cohen

Linda S. Watts

Brian Greenberg

Richard A. Greenwald

Gordon Reavley

Scott Beekman

Cecelia Bucki

Mark Ciabattari

John C. Stoner

Troy D. Paino

Laurie Mercier

This ten-volume encyclopedia explores the social history of 20th-century America in rich, authoritative detail, decade by decade, through the eyes of its everyday citizens. • Entries covering the lives and contributions of ordinary citizens, social movements, religion, culture, the arts, economic and labor issues, and other aspects of American life across the 20th century • Contributions by accomplished researchers in the field of American social history • Sidebars providing additional emphasis on important issues and less well-known personalities • Detailed timelines for every decade, incorporating famous events with pivotal moments that changed the lives of everyday citizens • A thematically organized index for each of the encyclopedia's ten volumes

Social History of the United States [10 volumes]

This study explores the origin and development of the American social welfare system. It demonstrates that the system of orphanages, child-placing agencies, reformatories, juvenile courts, and child guidance clinics established in Victorian Boston was a foundation for the New Deal and remains the basis of contemporary social work with the young.

Peter C. Holloran

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