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Kevin Browne is Professor of Forensic and Family Psychology at Birmingham University. He has edited two Wiley books, and was one of Child Abuse Review's founding editors.

Catherine Hamilton is a lecturer in Applied Psychology at the University of Birmingham. She is co-editor of Early Prediction and Prevention of Child Abuse, which was published by Wiley.

About the Authors vii

Preface ix

Acknowledgements xi

1 Introduction: Childcare and Protection –a Public Health Approach 1

2 Overview of the CARE Programme – the First Year of Life 12

3 The Index of Need 31

4 The Emotional Development of Infants and Their Parents 54

5 Observation of Parent-infant Interaction 70

6 Caseload Management 89

7 How to Help Parents in the Best Interests of the Child 97

8 Child Protection 113

9 Case Illustrations of the CARE Package 121

10 Evaluation of the CARE Programme 134

11 Conclusion – the Cost-effectiveness of Community Nurse Home Visiting 149

Appendix 1: ‘Looking at Your Needs’ Booklet for Midwives 157

Appendix 2: ‘Looking at Your Needs’ Booklet for Health Visitors 163

Appendix 3: Form A 169

Appendix 4: Form B 175

Appendix 5: Form C 185

References 199

Index 213