Mental Illness and Parenthood: Being a Parent in Secure Psychiatric Care

Fiona R. Parrott, Douglas l. Macinnes and Janet Parrott - Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, Vol. 25, No. 1

This qualitative study sought to understand the experiences of parents in England who are separated from their children due to their placement in a secure psychiatric center. The study included participants whose children had been placed into foster or kinship care or family adoption.

Deaf and Disabled Children Talking About Child Protection

Julie Taylor, Audrey Cameron, Christine Jones, Anita Franklin, Kirsten Stalker, Deborah Fry - University of Edinburgh/NSPCC

This report summarises the findings of original research commissioned by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) in the UK carried out by the University of Edinburgh/NSPCC Child Protection Research Centre to address a significant gap in current understandings of deaf and disabled children and young people's experiences of the child protection system.

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Permanence for Disabled Children and Young People through Foster Care and Adoption: A Selective Review of International Literature

Vicki Welch, Christine Jones, Kirsten Stalker, Alasdair Stewart - Children and Youth Services Review

This review of literature covers international material related to stability and permanence for disabled children, in particular permanence achieved through fostering and adoption.

Most Vulnerable Children: World Vision UK Programme Inclusion and Impact

Dr. Philip Cook, Rebeccah Nelems and Dr. Mike Wessells - World Vision UK

The purpose of the research highlighted in this report was to assess and analyze the extent to which World Vision UK is reaching ‘the most poor and marginalised’ or Most Vulnerable Children (MVC) through its Child Protection programming in Cambodia, Tanzania, and Eastern DRC.

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