FROM THE EDITOR

Editorial: Getting the Basics Right
A fundamental change in philosophy, slipped in as part of a reshuffle

Cuttings
A miscellany of news items from here and there, including a lot about smacking, a couple of bits from Scotland, APPG's and ACPC's, national foibles and children's mental health

ARTICLES

Splash Success Story
A good news story that should be national headlines

REGULAR COLUMNS

In Residence - Of Policies and Practice - Keith White
The problem with Child Care Policies

APPG : Keeping Parliamentarians Informed - Children at Risk - Alison Linsey
A report on an address by Paul Boateng, MP about the green paper and its aims and implications

Story from the Edge - Pray away - Diane Hall
What do you think about taking young people to live with families?

Young People in Neighbourhoods: The Individual, the Group and the Community - Bernie Commissiong
Bernie considers how people's inner views of themselves affect the way they behave with others

Bluebrick Children's Home - Caught in the Web- Gus Greene
The benefits - and problems - of internet access

The Terry Hoon Column: The Age of Gold
Terry hears a conversation and disagrees

ROUND THE WORLD

Is the Grass Greener in Sweden? - Karen Vitler
The Comparitive strengths and weaknesses of social work in Sweden

JOURNAL