FROM THE EDITOR

In This Issue - a summary of this month's magazine

Editorial: Countering the Legacy of Violence
In the face of tragedies we have to offer hope to children

FICE - The President's Log - Professor Ewan Anderson
Are the extra roles expected of schools reasonable?

CfC Policy : Social Education / Pedagogy Network
FICE/CfC is backing a live network to link people to get thinking going

Cuttings
A miscellany of news and comment on topical issues including truancy, running away, well known abusers, internet porn inquiries, the Budget, the Children's Bill, sleep and names

ARTICLES

Merging Services - Emerging Solutions? Andy Merker
The SCA Presidential address 2004 : the changes taking place in the governance and organisation of health education and social services

The Children Bill
A summary prepared by NCVCCO

Times they are a changing - Alan Griffin
The need for professionals to influence change

Lost in the Country? - Dave Wiles
Young people in rural areas need a youth service too

The Gentleman and the Dame
Gillian Wagner has written an important biography of Thomas Coram

Responsibilities - Theo Norry
Protecting children's rights is not enough

REGULAR COLUMNS

In Residence - Keeping in Touch - Keith White
How childhood care turns into a world-wide family network

Care to Remember? In at the Deep End - Gus Greene
A slice of history - how things were in residential child care

Hesley Column : The Spanish Connection - Lesley Durston
A sort of twinning

ROUND THE WORLD

The Nuances of Emotional Language - Vibeke Lasson
The need for sensitivity to long-term foster children's understanding of their lives