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The prevalence of disabilities and maltreatment among runaway children
- Authors:
- SULLIVAN Patricia M., KNUTSON John F.
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 24(10), October 2000, pp.1275-1288.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This American research was conducted to determine the prevalence among abused and nonabused runaways within a hospital population (study 1) and a community school population (study 2) and to identify any associations between disability, maltreatment, family stress factors, academic achievement, school attendance, domestic violence and runaway status. Results found children and youth with disabilities were at increased risk to become runaways in both populations. The presence of maltreatment significantly increased the association between running away and disability status. Concludes that professionals working with runaways and their families need to be aware of the special needs of the population and reconsider current policy within the family.
Disability and discrimination in statutory child protection proceedings
- Authors:
- McCONNELL David, LLEWELLYN Gwynnyth
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 15(6), October 2000, pp.883-895.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Families headed by parents with intellectual disability are among the most vulnerable in the community. Poverty, social isolation and the lack of adequate support services all threaten their well-being. People with intellectual disability who are parents must also contend with out-of-the-ordinary treatment in statutory child protection proceedings. Legal scholars writing mainly in the North American context cite cases in which the children of these parents have been removed despite lack of evidence of abuse or neglect, or when evidence was refuted or, indeed, even when the parent was shown to be providing adequate care. In cases of substantiated abuse and/or neglect, support has not been given to the parent or parents before their children were removed. In this paper, the authors describe these discriminatory actions and discuss the political, social and institutional conditions that have led to such extreme consequences for people with intellectual disability who also happen to be parents.
Maltreatment of children with disabilities: training needs for a collaborative response
- Authors:
- ORELOVE Fred P., HOLLAHAN Dorothy J., MYLES Kelly
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 24(2), February 2000, pp.185-194.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
There is a dearth of research on how to respond to children with disabilities who have been maltreated. The current study used a needs assessment instrument tailored to each of three key groups; parents, educators, and investigators. Respondents were asked about their knowledge level, experience with, and training interests on maltreatment of children with disabilities. The current study helps document the nature of those knowledge gaps and, thereby informs the development of training programmes for building a more co-ordinated and informed response to maltreatment of children with disabilities.
Child protection audit for children with a disability
- Authors:
- BRADSHAW John, STEWART Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Child Care in Practice, 5(3), July 1999, pp.204-212.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Presents an extract from an audit carried out by the Northern Area Child Protection Committee (NACPC). It is based on a presentation made by a social worker (Speech and Language Therapy Manager). Whilst it provides the background, rationale, overall findings and recommendations, it also focuses on what was learned from the children.
Reducing the risk factor for disabled children
- Author:
- CROSS Merry
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, March 1998, pp.6-7.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
As the Government publishes a consultation document on new child protection guidance, the author argues that the system is failing disabled children partly because of a lack of adequate or appropriate risk assessment methods. Says this is an area that can be fairly easily remedied with a new tool to be used before referral to child protection.
CROA supports people like us
- Author:
- WILLOW Carolyne
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 142, December 1997, p.18.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
Children's Rights Officers and Advocates (CROA) give their views on Sir William Utting's report 'People like us'. This article focuses in particular on the recommendation that children and young people who are looked after should have access to children's rights officers.
Parenting stress and abuse potential in mothers of children with developmental disabilities
- Authors:
- RODRIGUEZ Christina M., MURPHY Laura E.
- Journal article citation:
- Child Maltreatment, 2(3), August 1997, pp.245-251.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Most research on parenting stress and abuse factors in parents of children with developmental disabilities has relied almost exclusively on Caucasian, middle-income, intact families. This article investigates the generalisability of previous findings, examining the relations among parenting stress, abuse potential, and child's intellectual/adaptive functioning in a sample of low-income African American mothers of children with developmental delays.
A focus on neglect: safeguarding children, supporting families; conference '97; Monday 10 - Tuesday 11 March 1997, Galgorm Manor, Ballymena, County Antrim
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN. Northern Area Child Protection Committee
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 200p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains conference papers on: the legal framework of child neglect; a historical overview of neglect; child neglect, participation, poverty and distress; childrens emotional safety; adequate and inadequate parenting style; abuse and short stature; disabled children and neglect; and cases of child neglect and abuse.
Physical abuse and childhood disability: risk and treatment factors
- Author:
- AMMERMAN Robert T.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aggression Maltreatment and Trauma, 1(1), 1997, pp.207-224.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Several authors have hypothesised that children with disabilities are at increased risk for physical abuse. Such a finding would be consistent with current ecological models, which posit that certain child characteristics (e.g., behaviour problems) in combination with other risk factors can lead to abuse. However, the few studies conducted suggest that child characteristics play a minor role in the aetiology of abuse. This article reviews the literature linking abuse and disability as a risk factor. In addition, impediments encountered in the assessment and treatment of abused children with disabilities and their families are discussed and guidelines for practice are presented.
Environmental care
- Author:
- BOND Henrietta
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 7.9.95, 1995, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Very often little consideration is given to the special needs of disabled children, their siblings and disabled parents when it comes to gaining video evidence from them. Most video suites are housed in police stations and very few have wheelchair access to the building, lifts or toilets. Describes a collaborative project between Nottingham SSD and Nottingham Community Health Trust which has enabled children to give evidence in a specially designed environment.