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Children with disabilities: abuse, neglect, and the child welfare system
- Author:
- BRUHN Christina M.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aggression Maltreatment and Trauma, 8(1/2), 2003, pp.173-203.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Children in out-of-home care due to abuse and neglect are at disproportionately high risk for disabling conditions. The reasons for the over-representation of children with disabilities in the child welfare system are reviewed and discussed in this chapter. Factors discussed include impact of abuse and neglect, the impact risk factors such as exposure to community and domestic violence and poverty, risk of abuse or neglect associated with disability, and child welfare system factors. In addition, the need for greater efficacy in identification of disability, identification of service needs, and linkage with and delivery of services to serve the needs of children with disabilities in out-of-home care is addressed. Recommendations for policy review at State and Federal levels are offered along with direction for future research. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
It doesn't happen to disabled children: child protection and disabled children; repoprt of the National Working Group on Child Protection and Disability
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 84p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
All the evidence about disabled children’s experiences suggests that they are more vulnerable to abuse than non-disabled children. For the last twenty years or so, a number of individuals and organisations have struggled to bring this to the attention of government, local authorities and the major children’s organisations. The National Working Group on Child Protection and Disability believes that comprehensive action is required in order to protect disabled children from abuse. The first two recommendations reflect this, calling as they do for a review of the current child protection system and the development of a national strategy for the safeguarding of disabled children. However, within these two main recommendations, smaller steps are identified that would help promote the safeguarding of disabled children even if they were implemented without a major review or national strategy.
Research into practice
- Author:
- DARTFORD Colette
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.07.03, 2003, p.45.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Although much research and practice is concerned with identifying and preventing child abuse, relatively little is known about the abuse of disabled children. This is despite evidence that disabled children are three to four times more likely to be abused than non-disabled children.
Prevalence and outcomes for parents with disabilities and their children in an Australian court sample
- Authors:
- LLYWELLYN Gwynnyth, McCONNELL David, FERRONATO Luisa
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 27(3), March 2003, pp.235-251.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This study reviewed the court files of all care and protection matters initiated by the statutory child protection authority and finalized in a 9-month period (n=285) at two Children's Courts in New South Wales, Australia. Results found that parents with disabilities featured in almost one-third of the cases. Parental psychiatric disability was most prevalent, followed by parental intellectual disability. Significant associations were also found between parental disability and court outcome with a disproportionately large number of children of parents with intellectual disability being made wards of the state.
The victimization of children: emerging issues
- Editor:
- MULLINGS Janet L.
- Publisher:
- Haworth Maltreatment and Trauma Press
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 330p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Binghamton, NY
This book provides insights into such contemporary issues as: the victimization of youths on the Internet; children as victims of war and terrorism; spatial patterns of child maltreatment—the concentration of child maltreatment within certain geographical areas; religion-related child abuse; the role of health care professionals in response to child victimization; children with disabilities; abuse, neglect, and the child welfare system; fetal homicide, emerging statutory and judicial regulation of third-party assaults; legal and social issues surrounding closed-circuit television testimony of child victims and witnesses; and juvenile courts and their role in addressing family violence
Providing medical evaluations for possible child maltreatment to children with special health care needs
- Authors:
- GIARDINO Angelo P., HUDSON Karen M., MARSH Judith
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 27(10), October 2003, pp.1179-1186.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Children with special health care needs are known to be at increased risk of all forms of child maltreatment when compared to children without such needs. The authors describe a health care team's experience providing medical evaluations for suspected child maltreatment to children with special health care needs. Consecutive cases seen as outpatients in the Abuse Referral Clinic for Children with Disabilities were abstracted and analyzed. Mail and telephone follow-up contact was attempted after the medical evaluation to determine adherence with treatment recommendations. A subsample of cases for which complete financial information was available was reviewed to determine a reimbursement rate. During the study, 49 children received complete outpatient evaluations. Ages ranged from 3 to 16 years old, and 54% were males. Special needs spanned a wide range of physical, developmental/cognitive and behavioral conditions. The largest number of referrals came from child protective services (42%) followed by referrals from physicians (27%). After the team's comprehensive evaluation, 18% of the children were found to have a history or physical examination that was diagnostic for child maltreatment, 13% were thought to be at high risk, 25% were thought to be at low risk and 44% were thought to have non-abusive etiologies. The collection rate was 14% for an average reimbursement of $38 per case. Only 29 caregivers could be found at follow-up and 22 remembered the recommendations made by the team. Of the 25 cases that were referred for outpatient mental health counseling, 12 (48%) complied. Children with a wide range of special health care needs were evaluated in an outpatient special health care needs clinic that offered comprehensive medical evaluations for possible child maltreatment. Medical evaluation services for this group of children were poorly reimbursed. Mental health services were frequently recommended but often not accessed. Child maltreatment teams seeking to serve children with special health care needs will need to plan for service delivery to a potentially diverse group of children and families who may experience difficulty in carrying through on the team's treatment recommendations.
Child protection: an introduction
- Author:
- BECKETT Chris
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 253p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Part One outlines the job of a child protection social worker - what it entails and the demand made on social workers. Part Two looks at the different ways in which children can be abused and neglected and considers the indicators and warning signs as well as the long-term consequences. Part Three considers the causes of abuse and neglect. What leads adults to mistreat their children or fail to provide the care and protection they need? Part Four explores some of the difficulties and dilemmas involved in child protection social work.
Family health social work practice: a knowledge and skills casebook
- Editor:
- YUEN Francis
- Publisher:
- Haworth Press
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 229p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Binghamton, NY
This book stresses a holistic orientation to assessment and intervention from a health perspective that includes the physical, mental, emotional, social, economic, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of family life. With its focus on practice theories, practical information, and evaluation strategies, the book provides a strong foundation for skills development in the family health model. It gives examination to issues ranging from domestic violence to substance abuse to the Americans with Disabilities Act, child maltreatment, mental health and spiritual diversity, aging and agency management.