Frontiers in Psychiatry,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: June 2, 2022
Parental
addiction
can
result
in
harm
to
children
and
removal
of
by
the
Local
Authority.
Less
is
known
about
impact
on
their
parents
whether
gender
has
a
role
this
process.Data
736
service
users
were
obtained
from
caseloads
8
nurses
12
social
care
workers
an
Alcohol
Drug
Recovery
Service
Scotland.
Gender
differences
prevalence/patterns
child
removal,
associations
between
parental
factors
relationship
suicidality
examined.Mothers
more
likely
have
had
one
or
removed
compared
fathers
(56.6
vs.
17.7%;
p
<
0.001)
series
individual
removals
(22.5
4.3%;
=
0.014).
In
addition
female
gender,
younger
age,
drug
use,
mental
health
suicide
attempts
also
associated
with
removal.
Mothers
who
women
not
mothers
made
attempt
end
lives
than
but
them
removed.Gender
apparent
prevalence
patterns
six
times
fathers.
Child
occurred
alongside
other
risk
suggesting
that
families
need
holistic
support
for
multiple
areas
need.
Services
should
be
aware
link
provide
additional
during
after
Maternal and Child Health Journal,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
27(S1), P. 104 - 112
Published: May 31, 2023
Abstract
Objectives
Some
states,
including
Massachusetts,
require
automatic
filing
of
child
abuse
and
neglect
for
substance-exposed
newborns,
infants
exposed
in-utero
to
clinician-prescribed
medications
treat
opioid
use
disorder
(MOUD).
The
aim
this
article
is
explore
effects
these
mandated
reporting
policies
on
pregnant
postpartum
people
receiving
MOUD.
Methods
We
used
modified
grounded
research
theory,
literature
findings,
constant
comparative
methods
extract,
analyze
contextualize
perinatal
experiences
with
protection
systems
(CPS)
the
impact
Massachusetts
policy
healthcare
OUD
treatment
decisions.
drew
from
26
semi-structured
interviews
originally
conducted
within
a
parent
study
MOUD
in
pregnancy
period.
Results
Three
themes
unique
CPS
involvement
emerged.
First,
mothers
who
received
during
identified
prenatally
prescribed
medication
utilization
as
unjust
stigmatizing.
Second,
stress
caused
by
an
impending
at
delivery
realities
surveillance
after
were
both
perceived
harmful
family
health
wellbeing.
Finally,
individuals
felt
pressure
make
medical
decisions
complex
environment
which
recommendations
requirements
agencies
often
compete.
Conclusions
Practice
Uncoupling
period
time
essential.
primary
focus
families
affected
must
shift
stigma
evidence-based
access
supportive
services
resources.
Societies,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
10(4), P. 93 - 93
Published: Nov. 26, 2020
Building
on
the
findings
from
national
study
of
mothers
in
recurrent
care
proceedings
England,
this
paper
proposes
that
concepts
complex
trauma
and
epistemic
trust
may
help
explain
parents’
difficulties
engaging
with
child
protection
services.
With
aim
advancing
theoretical
knowledge,
qualitative
data
drawn
interviews
72
women
who
have
experienced
repeat
are
revisited,
a
focus
women’s
developmental
histories
accounts
engagement
professionals,
to
probe
issue
service
engagement.
The
article
starts
succinct
review
literature
parental
non-engagement
protection,
highlighting
strengths
potential
limitations
current
knowledge.
This
is
followed
by
an
introduction
trust,
outlining
how
these
provide
alternative
framing
reasons
why
parents
resist,
or
reluctant
engage
with,
professionals.
Drawing
first-person
accounts,
we
argue
high
levels
maltreatment
adversity
own
childhoods
shape
adult
relationships,
particularly
relation
vulnerability
harm
lives
but
also
mistrust
professional
help.
Extracts
chosen
for
their
typicality
against
core
themes
derived
data,
indicate
acts
resistance
rejection
can
be
seen
as
adaptive—given
relationship
histories.
authors
conclude
social
need
afforded
far
closer
attention
practice,
if
preventative
services
reach
those
trauma.
Child Abuse & Neglect,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
140, P. 106160 - 106160
Published: April 5, 2023
Child
protective
services
(CPS),
or
their
equivalent,
have
statutory
power
to
remove
children
from
birth
parents
in
instances
of
child
abuse,
neglect,
concerns
around
parenting
capacity
via
public
family
care
proceedings.
Parents
who
subject
proceedings,
'birth
parents',
often
complex
health
and
social
needs.We
aimed
review
what
is
known
about
the
needs
interventions
implemented
support
these
searched
PubMed,
Scopus,
grey
literature
using
a
systematic
strategy
key
concepts
"health",
"care
proceedings",
"parents".
We
included
all
publications
English
that
reported
parental
context
proceedings
1st
January
2000
March
2021.Included
studies
(n
=
61)
on
maternal
(57
%)
both
(40
%),
with
only
one
study
reporting
fathers
alone.
conceptually
categorised
need
41)
into
i)
mental
health,
ii)
physical
iii)
substance
misuse,
iv)
developmental
disorders,
v)
reproductive
health.
Health
inequities
poor
access
were
described
across
categories,
longstanding
issues
pre-dating
child's
birth.
All
supporting
20)
targeted
at
mothers,
some
8),
formally
informally.
grouped
similar
three
types:
alternative
courts,
wrap-around
services,
specialist
advocacy/peer
support.Parents
pre-date
CPS
concerns.
The
our
strongly
suggest
are
exacerbated
by
removal,
triggering
deteriorations
antenatal
for
subsequent
pregnancies,
avoidable
mortality.
Findings
highlight
timely
intervention
improve
whole-family
outcomes.
There
models
been
designed,
implemented,
tested
relationship-based,
trauma-informed,
multidisciplinary,
family-focused,
long-term
approaches.
Health Equity,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
7(1), P. 653 - 662
Published: Sept. 1, 2023
Background:
Medical
professionals
are
key
components
of
child
maltreatment
surveillance.
Updated
estimates
reporting
rates
by
medical
needed.
Methods:
We
use
the
National
Child
Abuse
and
Neglect
Data
System
(2000–2019)
to
estimate
welfare
investigations
infants
stemming
from
professional
agencies.
adjust
for
missing
data
join
records
population
compute
race/ethnicity-specific
infant
exposure
at
state-year
level,
including
sub-analyses
related
pregnant/parenting
people's
substance
use.
Results:
Between
2010
2019,
investigated
2.8
million
infants;
∼26%
(n=731,705)
stemmed
professionals'
reports.
Population-adjusted
these
doubled
between
2019
(13.1–27.1
per
1000
infants).
Rates
reports
increased
faster
than
did
other
mandated
reporters,
such
as
teachers
police,
whose
remained
relatively
stable.
In
∼1
in
18
Black
(5.4%),
1
31
Indigenous
(3.2%),
41
White
(2.5%)
following
Relative
increases
were
similar
across
racial
groups,
but
absolute
differed,
with
1.3%
more
White,
1.7%
Indigenous,
3.1%
2010.
Investigations
comprised
∼35%
investigations;
some
states,
this
was
almost
80%.
Discussion:
have
dramatically
over
past
decade
persistent
notable
inequities
investigations.
Qualitative Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 15, 2025
Inspired
by
the
themes
emerging
from
a
contemporary
dance
video,
this
paper
proposes
theoretical
framework
for
seeking
consent
prospective
participants
in
an
ethnographic
study
of
child
protection
court
cases
(care
proceedings)
family
England.
Research
evidence
to
date
suggests
that
is
formal
environment
often
alienating
and
confusing
families.
As
qualified
social
worker
researcher,
I
draw
on
my
ongoing
doctoral
research
explore
some
challenges
negotiating
participant
highly
emotive
space
courtroom,
where
life-changing
decisions
are
made
about
families’
future
lives
relationships.
Here,
focus
how
process
can
remain
ethical,
meaningful
responsive
under
such
unpredictable
pressurised
conditions
creating
resists
coercion
through
power
‘no’.
A
core
problematic
be
encouraged
say
‘no’
when
they
may
feeling
vulnerable
disempowered
processes
structures.
The
complexities
ethics
video
capture
tensions
synergies
co-exist
these
researcher-researched
