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Use of parental disability as a removal reason for children in foster care in the U.S.
- Authors:
- DEZELAR Sharyn, LIGHTFOOT Elizabeth
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 86, 2018, pp.128-134.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This study uses a large administrative dataset, the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS), to explore how public child welfare agencies in the United States use parental disability in their data collection efforts through examining the use of parental disability as a removal reason. Using data from the 2012 AFCARS foster care file, this study explores how the parental disability removal reason is used and how this removal reason relates to parent and child demographics. The study found that 19% of foster children had parental disability as a removal reason. Children with disabilities and children of certain races had higher odds of having parental disability as a removal reason, as did both younger and older parents. The study also found great variation amongst states in the use of parental disability as a removal. Recommendations for more appropriate collection of parental disability related data are suggested, as basing child welfare decisions on diagnoses versus behaviour contradicts guidance jointly put forth by the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services. (Edited publisher abstract)
A register study of life events in young adults born to mothers with mild intellectual disability
- Authors:
- LINDBLAD Ida, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 18(4), 2014, pp.351-363.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Place of publication:
- London
Background: In this study young adults, born to mothers with intellectual disability (ID), were targeted for psychosocial/life event follow-up. The whole group originally comprised 42 individuals but 3 had died and 1 had moved abroad. The remaining 38 were approached and 10 consented to participate in an interview study. However, of the remaining 28, it was not possible to establish contact with 21 who were instead searched for in various official registers. Results: 18 individuals in the study group had been in contact with different authorities and clinics. Of the 21 individuals, 10 had contact with social services since childhood and 4 of these had been taken into care (foster family) and 6 had had contact families during childhood. One individual had been taken into a treatment centre and one grew up mainly with the father. Altogether 12 (57%) of 21 individuals did not grow up full-time with their biological mother. Twelve (57%) had major neurodevelopmental/neuropsychiatric conditions, including five with ID and seven with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Four individuals were registered within the Prison and Probation Service due to various types of crimes. Conclusion: Individuals born to mothers with ID in the study group were at high risk of adverse experiences and negative outcomes, such as increased childhood mortality, a relatively large proportion of children taken into care, high rates of ID and ADHD in the children and of criminality in young adulthood. Taken together with the results obtained in an in-depth interview study of those in the originally targeted sample with whom it was possible to obtain contact, the present findings suggest that it will be important to provide early support and longitudinal developmental follow-up in groups of children growing up with a mother with ID. Children in this situation appear to be at a number of risks, probably related both to hereditary factors and to social disadvantage. (Edited publisher abstract)
An interview study of young adults born to mothers with mild intellectual disability
- Authors:
- LINDBLAD Ida, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 17(4), 2013, pp.329--338.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Place of publication:
- London
A group of 10 young adults from a population-based series in Sweden, of originally 42 individuals, born to mothers with mild intellectual disability (ID), were interviewed with regard to their experiences during childhood, adolescence, and their current situation. The interview revealed that 6 of the 10 individuals had been removed from their biological parents during childhood, 6 reported clear child abuse and/or neglect, and 6 individuals had mild ID. The majority of the individuals reported difficulties in their relations with family and in school. The small number of participants (n = 10) who could be personally interviewed reflected the major problems that were encountered in the process of making contact with this group of young individuals. In conclusion, this study adds to other reports that children of mothers with ID constitute an extremely vulnerable group. Therefore, these families need full and continuous attention from the supportive systems in society. (Publisher abstract)
Services for parents with learning disabilities
- Author:
- McGAW Susan
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 1(1), January 1996, pp.21-28.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Presently there are a few specialist services within the United Kingdom which serve parents with learning disabilities. The services that are available serve small numbers of families in the localities in which they are based. This paper raises some of the issues that are paramount to service delivery throughout the UK. The issues are drawn from the experience of the Special Parenting Service which has provided teaching and support to over 350 families headed by parents with learning disabilities. The intention is to raise awareness amongst purchases and providers of services of the need for a national strategy on training, assessment and service development.