Following high-profile Serious Case Reviews into the tragic deaths of children, including Victoria Climbie, Peter Connelly and Daniel Pelka, information sharing has now become a moral and political imperative for safeguarding the welfare of children. What prompts information sharing and how do we get it right? This accessible book challenges widely held assumptions about information sharing in child welfare that facts about risks to children are clear and that sharing them with other professionals is a straightforward process. End-of-chapter questions prompt reflection and ensure direct practice relevance. This is essential reading for academics and policy makers, students on post-qualifying child protection courses, social workers, managers and all other professionals tasked with safeguarding children.

From Eisner Award-winning writer KELLY THOMPSON (BLACK WIDOW, CAPTAIN MARVEL) and superstar artist MEREDITH MCCLAREN (HINGES, JEM & THE HOLOGRAMS), BLACK CLOAK is a delectable fantasy and sci-fi blend with a detective procedural shot straight through its heart.   Essex and Pax are two Black Cloaks investigating the murder of a beloved prince of Kiros, the last city in the known world, before it topples into chaos. Mayhem. Murder. Mermaids. What more could anyone want?   Featuring nearly 200 pages of story, this collection contains the first arc of the series that AIPT says “Combines elements of sci-fi, fantasy, and noir into something wholly original and compelling. Move over, Saga. This is my new obsession.�   Collects BLACK CLOAK #1-6

The story starts with a failing rock band whose fortune changes overnight when they find the mysterious silver coin. Next, it helps handle some mean girls at sleep-away camp. Follow the curious token as it changes hands over centuries-from Puritan New England to the scavenged junklands of 2467-and discover how much pain a cursed coin can purchase. Eisner-winning artist MICHAEL WALSH (Star Wars, Black Hammer/Justice League) teams with all-star collaborators-CHIP ZDARSKY (STILLWATER), KELLY THOMPSON (Sabrina the Teenage Witch), ED BRISSON (Old Man Logan), and JEFF LEMIRE (GIDEON FALLS)-on this new ongoing horror anthology series for mature readers. Collects THE SILVER COIN #1-5

Swipe right, Captain Marvel!

Devastated by her breakup with Rhodey, Carol can’t seem to get back into her groove. Sure, monsters are still getting punched, but things are also getting missed…and boy oh boy is she grouchy. Before Carol can drive her friends fully insane, they stage an intervention that looks a hell of a lot like speed dating. With friends like these, who needs enemies?!

Captain Marvel is far more at home on the battlefield. She’s a born soldier. Give her an enemy to fight, and she’s unstoppable. But her Achilles’ heel is about to snap. The mystic arts are Carol’s one true weakness, and — haunted by her failure to stop the villain Ove — she sets out on a mission to correct that weakness…at any cost!

Collects Star (2020) #1-5.

The breakout character from CAPTAIN MARVEL flies solo! Ambitious reporter Ripley Ryan recently became the hero Star, adored by all. But in truth she was Dr. Minerva’s attempt at a Kree/human weapon. Star tried to kill Captain Marvel — and failed. Ripley was locked in the Raft, defeated and powerless. But now the Reality Stone has found her, and no prison can hold her! You thought you knew what the Infinity Stones were capable of? Think again! As Star struggles to master her abilities, the Scarlet Witch pays her a visit. But is Wanda here to guide a fledgling hero — or put down a deadly villain? And when news spreads about Ripley’s new power, she becomes the target of the galaxy’s greatest hunters — including Thanos’ deadly Black Order! And as everything unravels for Star, Captain Marvel shows up for a rematch!