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Families with abused or neglected adolescents generally come to the attention of family interventionists as a result of the youth's acting out behaviors. Intervention for these families usually focuses upon the troubled youth with the abuse or neglect either overlooked or ignored. The authors argue that a developmental perspective is essential to the understanding and assessment of adolescent abuse or neglect. The article concludes with some recommendations which might aid the interventionist who is working with such troubled youths and families. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development of structured risk assessment models for use by child protective services workers is a relatively recent phenomenon. This paper explores some of the legal issues inherent in the implementation of such models. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including child protection system, inclusion of children who witness family violence and social service workers.