History of Child Welfare

History of Child Welfare
The history of Canadian society's view of, and treatment of, children can be divided in four distinct phases. The phases are:
Phase 1	Pre-industrialization Social Welfare - Patriarchal Care: Pre-1890
Phase 2	Transition to A Welfare State - Children as Adults: 1890- 1940
Phase 3	The Welfare State Constructed - Childhood Recognized: 1940-1970
Phase 4	The Erosion of the Welfare State - Child Welfare Services: 1970-Present
The ideas society held about children, and the ways in which society treated children in each of these phases are summarized in the next screens. Children in slums, Montreal, 1949. Photographer: unknown, National Archives of Canada, Neg no.PA151688.