Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care Vol 16 No 3

In this special history issue, we begin with Professor Roy Parker’s last article, published posthumously. We include an obituary of him. This issue also features: a review of history of child and youth care from North American; two articles on the development of child welfare systems in the nineteenth century; and a paper on findings of research with survivors of historic abuse.

Professor Roy Parker, 1931 – 2017

“The article, Early Economic Threads in the History of Children’s Homes, included in this issue of SJRCC is Roy Parker’s last publication, written when he knew he probably had only a few weeks to live. He told me that he found it helpful to have a project and something to think about other than his illness.”

Professor Sonia Jackson, Institute of Education, University College London

(Extract from her obituary of Roy, included in this issue).

Editorial

Title	Authors
Editorial	Alan Macquarrie

Peer reviewed articles

Title	Authors
Some Early Economic Threads in the History of Children’s Homes	Roy Parker
Reasons for rescuing orphans, destitute, neglected or imperilled children: analysis of the work of the Waifs and Strays Society in the late nineteenth century	Annie Skinner
Toronto’s First Street Kids and the Origins of Child Welfare Systems in Canada Part 1: the early Years	Ted Dunlop
Enduring Wisdom: Towards a Comprehensive History of Professional Child and Youth Care	James Anglin, Larry Brendtro

Obituary

Title	Authors
Obituary - Roy Parker 1931 – 2017	Sonia Jackson

Commentary, reflections and other articles

Title	Authors
Residential child care in Scotland: Themes for practice since Another Kind of Home	Angus Skinner
Successful intervention for young men who have harmed sexually: a fifty year journey to establishing an outstanding residential service	Peter Clarke, Sue Brock-Holinshead
Why ‘Historic’ Abuse? Experiences of Children Reporting Abuse Historically	Samina Karim

Book reviews

Title	Authors
Children’s Homes: A History of Institutional Care for Britain’s Young	Ben Quail