Analysis of a sample of 2084 child abuse referrals to the NSPCC Child Protection Helpline showed that in 10% a parent or carer was reported as having a mental health problem. Mothers were the parent aected in the majority of these cases. The mental health sample diered from the other referrals in an
Parental mental health and child protection—making the links through training
✍ Scribed by Jennifer Pearce
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 54 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0952-9136
- DOI
- 10.1002/car.779
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