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Parental mental health as a child protection issue: data from the NSPCC national child protection helpline
Author(s) -
Lewis Vanessa,
Creighton Susan J.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
child abuse review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1099-0852
pISSN - 0952-9136
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0852(199905/06)8:3<152::aid-car554>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - helpline , mental health , agency (philosophy) , child protection , child sexual abuse , psychiatry , psychology , sample (material) , child abuse , clinical psychology , medicine , suicide prevention , sexual abuse , poison control , medical emergency , nursing , emergency medicine , philosophy , chemistry , epistemology , chromatography
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 affected in the majority of these cases. The mental health sample differed from the other referrals in an increased concern about emotional abuse and less about sexual abuse; greater levels of violence and discord between parents; and more agency involvement. Issues of potential labelling and therapeutic needs are discussed. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.