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Adult psychiatry - a missing link in child protection network: comments on Falkov's 'fatal child abuse and parental psychiatric disorder' (DOH, 1996)
- Authors:
- REDER Peter, DUNCAN Sylvia
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse Review, 6(1), March 1997, pp.35-40.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Discusses the Falkov report, the work of Falkov a child psychiatrist, which is primarily a statistical review of 'Part 8 Review' cases with the aim of identifying the prevalence of mental health problems in parents who abuse their children.
Lost innocents: a follow-up study of fatal child abuse
- Authors:
- REDER Peter, DUNCAN Sylvia
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 190p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Follows up an earlier study into fatal child abuse, 'Beyond blame: child abuse tragedies revisited'. This study examines cases notified to the Department of Health under the Part 8 Review procedure. Reviews current knowledge about fatal child abuse and discusses an interactional framework for understanding child maltreatment and professionals' responses to it. The findings include evidence of links with parental mental health problems, parental substance misuse, a significant under reporting of fatal abuse, shortcomings in the way that assessments are conducted, and missed warning signs. Makes proposals for promoting the recognition and assessment of risk to children, improving liaison between agencies, enhancing preventive strategies and addressing the ethos and content of professional training.