Suchergebnisse

The 'Well-being of Children in the UK' is a comprehensive report on the physical, cognitive, behavioural and emotional well-being of children in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It provides an up-to-date and thorough review of existing data.

1. Methods -- 2. The origins of the family fund -- 3. Organising the family fund -- 4. The work of the family fund -- 5. Take-up of the family fund -- 6. The publicity programme and source of referrals to the fund -- 7. The consumer's view of the fund -- 8. Relief of stress -- 9. The relief of burden -- 10. Cost effectiveness -- 11. Implicit aims -- 12. Equity and the family fund -- 13. The boundary problem -- 14. Adequacy of the family fund -- 15. The future of the family fund -- 16. Conclusion.

The justification for undertaking research on child subjective well-being has been challenged on three grounds : that it is a smokescreen diverting attention from more serious issues in childhood ; that the measures of subjective well-being available lack reliability and validity ; and that the results of the research have little or no policy relevance. Each of these challenges are considered drawing on national and comparative empirical research (with a partial focus on France) undertaken over the last ten years. It is acknowledged that there is some truth in all three arguments, nevertheless research on subjective well-being has a part in the study of all domains of child subjective well-being. Subjective well-being has been and continues to be measured over time and between countries successfully ; and there are examples of policy makers acting as a result of the findings.