The Well-Being of Children in the UK

Jonathan Bradshaw CBE, FBA is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at the University of York. In addition to research into family policy, in recent years his research has focused on international comparisons of child poverty, child benefit packages and child well-being. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and a board member of the Child Poverty Action Group.

Introduction ~ Jonathan Bradshaw;

Demography of childhood ~ Jonathan Bradshaw;

Child poverty and deprivation ~ Jonathan Bradshaw and Gill Main;

Physical health ~ Jonathan Bradshaw, Veronica Dale and Karen Bloor;

Subjective well-being and mental health ~ Gwyther Rees Gill Main;

Education ~ Antonia Keung;

Housing and the environment for children ~ Deborah Quilgars;

Children’s time and space ~ Antonia Keung;

Children and young people in care and leaving care ~ Gwyther Rees and Mike Stein;

Child maltreatment ~ Gwyther Rees;

Childcare and early years ~ Christine Skinner;

Children, crime and correction ~ Rachel Morris and Lisa O’Malley;

Conclusion ~ Jonathan Bradshaw.