Dr Jennifer Beecham is Professor of Health and Social Care Economics at PSSRU, University of Kent, and Principal Research Fellow at PSSRU, London School of Economics and Political Science. She has worked on the development of better unit cost methodologies, as well as cost analyses and cost-effectiveness evaluations of services for children and young people, including children with learning disabilities, children with mental health problems, disabled children and those who are supported by social care services.

JKP publications by Jennifer Beecham

Costs and Outcomes in Children's Social Care

Messages from Research

Jennifer Beecham and Ian Sinclair
Foreword by Parmjit Dhanda MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families

2006, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-496-4, 297mm x 210mm / 11in x 8.5in, 144pp

Keywords: social care, social policy, social work

Educating Difficult Adolescents

Effective Education for Children in Public Care or with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

David Berridge, Cherilyn Dance, Jennifer Beecham and Sarah Field

2008, Paperback: £25.00/ $49.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-681-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp

Keywords: adoption, child protection, education, fostering, social policy, special education