Thoburn, June (2023) Child Welfare and Child Protection Services in England. In: Oxford Handbook of Child Protection Systems. Oxford University Press, pp. 135-155. ISBN 9780197503546
Thoburn, June (2023) Understanding Adoption Breakdown:A Socio-Legal Perspective. In: Research Handbook on Adoption Law. Research Handbooks in Family Law . Edward Elgar, pp. 270-286. ISBN 9781800883253
Thoburn, June (2022) Processes and determining factors when family court judgments are made in England about infants entering care at birth. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 43 (4). pp. 455-466. ISSN 0964-9069
Neil, Elsbeth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5655-7498, Gitsels, Lisanne and Thoburn, June (2020) Returning children home from care: What can be learned from local authority data? Child & Family Social Work, 25 (3). pp. 548-556. ISSN 1356-7500
Burns, Kenneth, Križ, Katrin, Krutzinna, Jenny, Luhamaa, Katre, Meysen, Thomas, Pösö, Tarja, Segado, Sagrario, Skivenes, Marit and Thoburn, June (2019) The hidden proceedings – An analysis of accountability of child protection adoption proceedings in eight European jurisdictions. European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance, 6 (4). pp. 339-371. ISSN 2213-4506
Neil, Elsbeth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5655-7498, Gitsels, Lisanne and Thoburn, June (2019) Children in care: Where do children entering care at different ages end up? An analysis of local authority administrative data. Children and Youth Services Review, 106. ISSN 0190-7409
Thoburn, June (2017) In defence of a university social work education. Journal of Children's Services, 12 (2-3). pp. 97-106. ISSN 1746-6660
Skivenes, Marit and Thoburn, June (2016) Pathways to permanence in England and Norway: A critical analysis of documents and data. Children and Youth Services Review, 67. pp. 152-160. ISSN 0190-7409
Taylor, Julie and Thoburn, June (2016) Collaborative Practice with Vulnerable Children and their Families. CRC Press. ISBN 9781846198960
Thoburn, June (2015) The Changing Landscape of Child Protection. In: Public Health for Children. CRC Press, pp. 53-77. ISBN 9781482227499
Ubbesen, Mads-Bonde, Gilbert, Ruth and Thoburn, June (2015) Cumulative incidence of entry into out-of-home care:Changes over time in Denmark and England. Child Abuse & Neglect, 42. pp. 63-71. ISSN 1873-7757
Brandon, Marian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1654-1819, Sorensen, Pernille, Thoburn, June, Bailey, Susan and Connolly, Sara ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6714-3493 (2015) Turning points or turning around: Family coach work with 'troubled families'. International Journal of Child and Family Welfare, 16 (1/2). pp. 57-77. ISSN 1378-286X
White, Sue, Morris, Kate, Featherstone, Brid, Brandon, Marian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1654-1819 and Thoburn, June (2014) Re-imagining early help: looking forward, looking back. In: Moving on from Munro. Policy Press, pp. 73-88. ISBN 978-1-4473-1566-7
Thoburn, June, Cooper, Neil, Brandon, Marian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1654-1819 and Connolly, Sara ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6714-3493 (2013) The place of 'think family' approaches in child and family social work; messages from a process evaluation of an English 'pathfinder' service. Children and Youth Services Review, 35 (2). pp. 228-236.
Ainsworth, Frank and Thoburn, June (2013) An exploration of the differential usage of residential childcare across national boundaries. International Journal of Social Welfare, 23 (1). pp. 16-24. ISSN 1369-6866
Thoburn, June (2013) ‘Services for Vulnerable and Maltreated Children’. In: I. Wolfe and M. McKee (eds.) European Child Health Services and Systems: Lessons without borders. Open University Press/ McGraw Hill Education, p. 219. ISBN 978-0-3352-6466-7
Thoburn, June, Robinson, Julie and Anderson, Beth (2012) Returning children from public care. Working Paper. Social Care Institute for Excellence, London.
Ezell, Mark, Spath, Robin, Zeira, Anat, Canali, Cinzia, Fernandez, Elizabeth, Thoburn, June and Vecchiato, Tiziano (2011) An international classification system for child welfare programs. Children and Youth Services Review, 33 (10). pp. 1847-1854.
Bailey, Sue, Thoburn, June and Timms, Judith (2011) Your shout too! Children's views of the arrangements made and services provided when courts adjudicate in private law disputes. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 33 (2). pp. 123-138. ISSN 1469-9621
Courtney, M. and Thoburn, June (2011) A Guide through the knowledge base on children in out-of-home care. Journal of Children's Services, 6 (4). pp. 210-227. ISSN 2042-8677
Tilbury, C and Thoburn, June (2011) Disproportionate representation of indigenous children in child welfare systems: international comparisons. In: Child Welfare: Connecting Research, Policy and Practice. Wilfred Laurier University Press, Waterloo, Canada.
Thoburn, June (2010) Towards knowledge-based practice in complex child protection cases: A research-based experts' briefing. Journal of Children's Services, 5 (1). pp. 9-24. ISSN 2042-8677
Thoburn, June (2010) Achieving safety, stability and belonging for children in out-of-home care. The search for 'what works' across national boundaries. International Journal of Child and Family Welfare, 12 (1-2). pp. 34-48. ISSN 1378-286X
Thoburn, June (2010) International perspectives on Foster Care. In: How Does Foster Care Work? Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London, pp. 29-43. ISBN 978-1-
Thoburn, June (2010) The challenge of using administrative data in cross-national evaluations of services for children in out-of-home care. In: Improving Outcomes for Children and Families. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London.
Thoburn, June and Schofield, Gillian (2010) BAAF's role in the development of the foster care service. Adoption and Fostering, 34 (3). pp. 26-31. ISSN 1740-469X
Tunstill, Jane, Thoburn, June and Aldgate, Jane (2010) Promoting and Safeguarding the welfare of children - a bridge too far? Journal of Children's Services, 5 (3). pp. 14-24. ISSN 2042-8677
O'Brien, Margaret, Bachmann, Max O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1770-3506, Jones, Natalia R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4025-2985, Reading, Richard, Thoburn, June, Husbands, Chris, Shreeve, Ann and Watson, Jacqueline (2009) Do integrated children’s services improve children’s outcomes?: Evidence from England’s children’s trust pathfinders. Children & Society, 23 (5). pp. 320-335. ISSN 0951-0605
Gilbert, Ruth, Thoburn, June, Sidebotham, Peter, Glaser, Danya, Macmillan, Harriet L, Kemp, Alison and Parton, Nigel (2009) Responding to child maltreatment – Authors' reply. The Lancet, 373 (9671). p. 1251. ISSN 0140-6736
Bachmann, M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1770-3506, O'Brien, M, Husbands, Christopher, Shreeve, A, Jones, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4025-2985, Watson, J., Reading, R, Thoburn, J and Mugford, M (2009) Integrating children's services in England: national evaluation of children's trusts. Child: Care, Health and Development, 35 (2). pp. 257-265. ISSN 1365-2214
Gilbert, Ruth, Kemp, Alison, Thoburn, June, Sidebotham, Peter, Radford, Lorraine, Glaser, Danya and MacMillan, Harriet L. (2009) Recognising and responding to child maltreatment. The Lancet, 373 (9657). pp. 167-180. ISSN 0140-6736
Lorgelly, Paula, Bachmann, Max ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1770-3506, Shreeve, Ann, Reading, Richard, Thoburn, June, Mugford, Miranda, O'Brien, Margaret and Husbands, Chris (2009) Is it feasible to pool funds for local children's services in England?:Evidence from the national evaluation of children's trust pathfinders. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 14 (1). pp. 27-34. ISSN 1758-1060
Reading, Richard, Bissell, Susan, Goldhagen, Jeffrey, Harwin, Judith, Masson, Judith, Moynihan, Sian, Parton, Nigel, Pais, Marta Santos, Thoburn, June and Webb, Elspeth (2009) Promotion of children's rights and prevention of child maltreatment. The Lancet, 373 (9660). pp. 332-343. ISSN 1474-547X
Ruffolo, Mary C., Thoburn, June and Allen-Meares, Paula (2009) Children, young people and families. In: The Sage Handbook of Social Work Research. Sage Publications, London, pp. 378-391.
Schofield, Gillian, Thoburn, June, Howell, D and Dickens, Jonathan (2009) The search for stability and permanence: Modelling the pathways of long-stay looked-after children. In: Children in State Care, Library of Essays in Child Welfare Series. Ashgate Publishing, Aldershot, pp. 447-509.
Thoburn, June (2009) Le placement des enfants en Angleterre et en France. In: Du placement a la suppleance familiale: Actualite de recherches internationals. L'Harmattan, Paris, pp. 89-102.
Thoburn, June (2009) The Risks and Rewards of Adoption for Children in the Public Care. In: Children in State Care. Library of Essays in Child Welfare series . Ashgate Publishing, Aldershot, pp. 375-387.
Thoburn, June (2009) The effects on child mental health of adoption and foster care. In: New Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry (2nd Edition). Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 1747-1652. ISBN 978-0-19-955993-0
Thoburn, June (2009) Reunification of children in out-of-home care to birth parents or relatives: A synthesis of the evidence on processes, practice and outcomes. Working Paper. UNSPECIFIED, Munchen.
Thoburn, June (2009) Effective interventions for complex families where there are concerns about or evidence of a child suffering significant harm. Working Paper. UNSPECIFIED.
Tilbury, Clare and Thoburn, June (2009) Using racial disproportionality and disparity: Indicators to measure child welfare concerns. Children and Youth Services Review, 31 (10). pp. 1101-1106.
Brandon, Marian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1654-1819 and Thoburn, June (2008) Safeguarding children in the UK: a longitudinal study of services to children suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. Child & Family Social Work, 13 (4). pp. 365-377. ISSN 1365-2206
Tunstill, J, Tarr, S and Thoburn, June (2008) Cross sector scoping study of family support workers in the children's workforce. Working Paper. Children's Workforce Development Council, Leeds.
Timms, Judith E., Bailey, Sue and Thoburn, June (2008) Children's views of decisions made by the court: Policy and practice issues arising from the Your Shout Too! survey. Child Care in Practice, 14 (3). pp. 257-274. ISSN 1357-5279
Zeira, A, Canali, C, Vecchiato, T, Jergeby, U, Thoburn, June and Neve, E (2008) Evidence-based social work practice with children and families: A cross-national perspective. European Journal of Social Work, 11 (1). pp. 57-72. ISSN 1369-1457
Thoburn, June (2007) Social Work with Children and Families. In: The Blackwell Companion to Social Work (3rd Edition). Blackwell, Oxford, pp. 207-221. ISBN 978-1-4051-7004-8
Dickens, Jonathan, Howell, Darren, Thoburn, June and Schofield, Gillian (2007) The search for permanence and stability: Modelling the pathways of long-stay looked after children. British Journal of Social Work, 37 (4). pp. 619-642. ISSN 0045-3102
Dickens, Jonathan, Howell, Darren, Thoburn, June and Schofield, Gillian (2007) Children starting to be looked after by local authorities in England: An analysis of inter-authority variation and case-centred decision-making. British Journal of Social Work, 37 (4). pp. 597-617. ISSN 0045-3102
Parrott, B, MacIver, A and Thoburn, June (2007) Independent Inquiry report into the circumstances of Child sexual Abuse by two Foster Carers in Wakefield. Working Paper. Wakefield Council, Wakefield.
Thoburn, June (2007) Servizi sociali per l'infanzia e la famiglia in Inghilterra. Studi Zancan Politiche e servzi alle persone, 1. pp. 92-102.
Thoburn, June (2007) Out-of-home care for the abused or neglected child: a review of the knowledge base for planning and practice. In: The Child Protection Handbook (2nd Edition). Elsevier, London.
Thoburn, June (2007) Globalisation and child welfare: Some lessons from a cross-national study of children in out-of-home care. p. 77.
Timms, Judith E, Bailey, Sue and Thoburn, June (2007) Your shout too! A survey of the views of children and young people involved in court proceedings when their parents divorce or separate.
Bachmann, Max ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1770-3506, Reading, R., Husbands, C., O'Brien, M., Thoburn, J., Shemilt, I., Watson, J, Jones, Natalia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4025-2985, Haynes, R. and Mugford, M. and The NECT Team (2006) What are children's trusts? Early findings from a national survey. Child: Care, Health and Development, 32 (2). pp. 137-146. ISSN 0305-1862
Bullock, Roger, Courtney, Mark E., Parker, Roy, Sinclair, Ian and Thoburn, June (2006) Can the corporate state parent? Adoption and Fostering, 30 (4). pp. 6-19. ISSN 1740-469X
Bullock, Roger, Courtney, Mark E., Parker, Roy, Sinclair, Ian and Thoburn, June (2006) Can the corporate state parent? Children and Youth Services Review, 28 (11). pp. 1344-1358. ISSN 0190-7409
Chand, A and Thoburn, June (2006) Child protection referrals and minority ethnic children and families. Child and Family Social Work, 11 (4). pp. 168-177. ISSN 1356-7500
Thoburn, June (2006) Planning for Children who cannot return to their birth parents: Messages from Research. In: Special Guardianship: A Reader. Family Rights Group, London.
Thoburn, June (2006) Using international comparisons to reflect on permanence options for children in out-of-home care in the UK. In: Durable Solutions. Jordan Publishing Ltd.
Timms, Judith E. and Thoburn, June (2006) Your shout! Looked after children's perspectives on the Children Act 1989. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 28 (2). pp. 153-170. ISSN 1469-9621
Chand, Ashok and Thoburn, June (2005) Child and family support services with minority ethnic families:what can we learn from research? Child and Family Social Work, 10 (2). pp. 169-178. ISSN 1356-7500
Chand, Ashik and Thoburn, June (2005) Child and family support services for minority ethnic families: what can we learn from research? Child and Family Social Work, 10 (2). pp. 169-178. ISSN 1356-7500
Barth, Richard P., Crea, Thomas M., John, Karen, Thoburn, June and Quinton, David (2005) Beyond attachment theory and therapy: Towards sensitive evidence-based interventions with foster and adoptive families in distress. Child and Family Social Work, 10 (4). pp. 257-268. ISSN 1356-7500
Thoburn, June (2005) Stability through Adoption for Children in Care. In: Forty years of research, policy and practice: A Festshrift for Roger Bullock. Wiley, Chichester.
Thoburn, June (2005) Permanent family placement for children of dual heritage. In: Working with Children of Mixed Parentage. Russell House, Lyme Regis.
Thoburn, June, Chand, Ashok and Procter, Joanne (2005) Child Welfare Services for Minority Ethnic Families: The Research Reviewed. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London. ISBN 978-1-84310-269-4
Shemilt, I., Harvey, I., Shepstone, L., Swift, L., Reading, R., Mugford, M., Belderson, P., Norris, N., Thoburn, J. and Robinson, J. (2004) A national evaluation of school breakfast clubs: Evidence from a cluster randomised controlled trial and observational analysis. Child: Care, Health and Development, 30 (5). pp. 413-427. ISSN 0305-1862
Sellick, Clive, Thoburn, June and Philpot, T (2004) What Works in Adoption and Foster Care? Barnado's/BAAF. ISBN 904659 00 4
Sellick, Clive, Thoburn, June and Philpot, T (2004) What Works in Adoption and Fostering? Barnardos, Barkingside.
Thoburn, June (2004) Post-placement contact between birth parents and older children. In: Contact in Adoption and Permanent Foster Care. BAAF, London.
Thoburn, June (2004) Involving Children in Planning and Reviewing Services. In: Hearing the Children. Jordan Publishing Ltd, Bristol.
Shemilt, Ian, O'Brien, Margaret, Thoburn, June, Harvey, Ian, Belderson, Pippa, Robinson, Jill and Camina, Margaret (2003) School breakfast clubs, children and family support. Children & Society, 17 (2). pp. 100-112. ISSN 0951-0605
Thoburn, J. (2003) The risks and rewards of adoption for children in the public care. Family Law Quarterly, 15 (4). pp. 391-402. ISSN 0014-729X
Timms, J and Thoburn, June (2003) Your Shout! A Survey of the Views of 706 Young People in Public Care. Working Paper. NSPCC, London.
Thoburn, June and Biehal, Nina (2002) Editorial. Child and Family Social Work, 7 (4). p. 237. ISSN 1356-7500
Marsh, Peter and Thoburn, June (2002) The adoption and permanence debate in England and Wales. Child and Family Social Work, 7 (2). pp. 131-132. ISSN 1356-7500
Thoburn, June (2002) Editorial. Child and Family Social Work, 7 (2). p. 77. ISSN 1356-7500
Bailey, S, Thoburn, June and Bettinson, S (2002) Services for children and young people with emotional, behavioural and/or Mental Health problems: a study in the Waveney area of Suffolk. Working Paper. University of East Anglia, Norwich.
Bailey, Sue, Thoburn, June and Wakeham, Hilary (2002) Using the 'Looking After Children' dimensions to collect aggregate data on well-being. Child and Family Social Work, 7 (3). pp. 189-201. ISSN 1356-7500
Beckett, Chris and Thoburn, June (2002) Family placements from a Chinese Institution. Adoption and Fostering, 26 (3). pp. 19-27. ISSN 1740-469X
Sellick, Clive and Thoburn, June (2002) Family Placement Services. In: What Works? Effective Social Care Services for Children and Families. Open University Press/Barnados.
Thoburn, June (2002) Outcomes of Permanent Substitute Family Placement for Children in Care. In: Evaluation in Child and Family Services: Comparative Client and Program Perspectives. Aldine de Gruyter, New York, pp. 6-23.
Thoburn, June (2002) Quality Protects Research Briefing 5: Adoption and permanence for children who cannot live safely with birth parents or relatives. Working Paper. Department of Health.
Moffatt, Peter G. and Thoburn, June (2001) Outcomes of permanent family placement for children of minority ethnic origin. Child and Family Social Work, 6 (1). pp. 13-22. ISSN 1365-2206
Thoburn, June (2001) Building a caring community for the protection of children. Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics, 6 (1). pp. 3-8.
Maluccio, A.N, Ainsworth, F and Thoburn, June (2000) Child Welfare Outcome Research. CWLA Press, Washington DC, USA. ISBN 0-87868-918-4
Schofield, Gillian, Beek, M, Sargent, K and Thoburn, June (2000) Growing Up in Foster Care. BAAF, London.
Thoburn, June, Norford, L and Rashid, S.P (2000) Permanent Family Placement for Children of Minority Ethnic Origin. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London. ISBN 1 85302 875 4
Thoburn, June, Wilding, Jennifer and Watson, Jackie (2000) Family support in cases of emotional maltreatment and neglect. The Stationery Office, London. ISBN 9780113222926
Brandon, Marian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1654-1819, Thoburn, June, Lewis, A and Way, A (1999) Safeguarding children with the Children Act 1989. The Stationary Office, London.
Thoburn, June, Brandon, Marian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1654-1819 and Lewis, A (1997) Need, Risk and Significant Harm: Findings from a Research Project on Safeguarding Children Following the Children Act. In: Child Protection and Family Support. Routledge, London.
Brandon, Marian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1654-1819, Lewis, Ann and Thoburn, June (1996) The Children Act definition of 'significant harm' - interpretations in practice. Health and Social Care in the Community, 4 (1). pp. 11-20. ISSN 1365-2524
Thoburn, June, Lewis, A and Shemmings, D (1995) Paternalism or Partnership? Family Involvement in the Child Protection Process. HMSO, London.
Thoburn, June (1994) Child Placement: Principles and Practice. Ashgate Publishing, Surrey.
Fratter, J, Rowe, J, Sapsford, D and Thoburn, June (1991) Permanent Family Placement: A decade of experience. BAAF, London.
Thoburn, June (1990) Success and Failure in Permanent Family Placement. Avebury, Aldershot.
Thoburn, June (1986) Quality control in child care. British Journal of Social Work, 16 (5). pp. 543-556. ISSN 0045-3102
Thoburn, June, Murdoch, A and O'Brien, A (1986) Permanence in Child Care. Blackwell, Oxford.
Thoburn, June (1980) Captive Clients. Routledge and Kegan Paul, London.
Thoburn, June (1979) "Good enough care"? A study of children who went home "on trial". Child Abuse & Neglect, 3 (1). pp. 73-80. ISSN 1873-7757