Preface　　

Introduction: Reconsidering the Well-being and Empowerment of
　Children, Women, and Families
　　Mutsuko Tendo and Riitta Vornanen


PartⅠ
Holistic Well-being as a Theoretical Lens: Case Studies of Support for
the Well-being of Children and Families in Finland

Chapter 1
Holistic Well-being: Theoretical Framework and Empirical Figures of
Families with Children in Finland
　　Maritta Törrönen

Chapter 2
Supporting Families, Preventive Orientation and Gradually
Strengthening Support: The Case of Finland
　　Juha Hämäläinen, Kaisa Pihlainen and Riitta Vornanen

Chapter 3
Financial Capabilities and Aspirations from the Perspective of Finnish
Mothers
　　Katri Viitasalo

Chapter 4
A Multidimensional Approach to Well-Being: How Awareness of the
“Here and Now” Brings Mental and Physical Health
　　Kazuki Nishiura



PartⅡ
Empirical Studies of Community Resilience and the Well-being of
Children, Women, and Families after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Chapter 5
Impact of Large-Scale Natural Disasters on Communities, Families,
and Children: Insights from the Great East Japan Earthquake
　　Tomoaki Adachi

Chapter 6
Issues of Child Welfare Policies in Japan as Seen in the Support for
Children in Natural Disasters: From Neoliberalism to Embodying
Children’s Participation and Permanence
　　Fuyuki Shimizu

Chapter 7
Women’s Work and Children’s Lives after the Great East Japan
Earthquake from the View of After-school Care
　　Kumiko Taguchi

Chapter 8
The Well-being and Empowerment of Women in Disaster: A Case
Study of Recovery in Miyagi, Japan
　　Mutsuko Tendo

　Contributors