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What the millenium cohort study can tell us about the challenges new parents face: statistics for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Authors:
- BUNTING Lisa, GALLOWAY Susan
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a multi-disciplinary research project following the lives of around 19,000 children born in the UK in 2000/1. Four surveys of MCS cohort members have been carried out so far, the first of which was when the baby was aged 9 months. This report provides an overview of statistics, from MCS dataset 1 and other comparable data sources, about the attitudes, experiences and challenges faced by new parents in each of the 4 countries of the UK. It includes: parental attitudes to child rearing; maternal post-natal attachment; parental mental health; domestic abuse; parental alcohol consumption; and problems experienced by parents during the first few months. It also sheds some light on parental experiences of professional support.
Complexity, conflict and uncertainty: issues in collaboration between child protection and mental health services
- Authors:
- DARLINGTON Yvonne, FEENEY Judith A., RIXON Kylie
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 26(12), December 2004, pp.1175-1192.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This paper provides an analysis of data from a state-wide survey of statutory child protection workers, adult mental health workers, and child mental health workers. Respondents provided details of their experience of collaboration on cases where a parent had mental health problems and there were serious child protection concerns. The survey was conducted as part of a large mixed-method research project on developing best practice at the intersection of child protection and mental health services. Descriptions of 300 cases were provided by 122 respondents. Analyses revealed that a great deal of collaboration occurred across a wide range of government and community-based agencies; that collaborative processes were often positive and rewarding for workers; and that collaboration was most difficult when the nature of the parental mental illness or the need for child protection intervention was contested. The difficulties experienced included communication, role clarity, competing primary focus, contested parental mental health needs, contested child protection needs, and resources.
Working with parents with a serious mental illness: what do service providers think?
- Authors:
- BYRNE Linda, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 53(4), December 2000, pp.21-26.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Parents with a history of mental illness are vulnerable in many ways and are therefore likely to be accessing services from a range of government and community agencies. The use of multiple services, sometimes with conflicting practice frameworks, can results in sub-optimal management of these families. This Australian study surveyed service providers from a range of government and non-government agencies targeting their views regarding parents with a serious mental illness. The results highlight the need for policy planners and service providers to develop strategies to ensure effective coordination between services that work with this population.
The ones who got away
- Author:
- RICKFORD Frances
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 7.9.95, 1995, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on a survey of psychiatric patients in Lambeth, which has found that children's services and mental health care do not provide for young people caring for mentally ill parents.