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Working with British Army Families: A Qualitative Study of Child Protection Practitioners' Views and Experiences
Author(s) -
Taylor Julie,
BradburyJones Caroline,
Held Jane,
Isham Louise,
McConnell Nicola
Publication year - 2021
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/car.2682
Subject(s) - child protection , welfare , public relations , qualitative research , key (lock) , occupational safety and health , psychology , nursing , medicine , political science , sociology , computer security , law , social science , computer science
Key Practitioner Messages Closed, often tight‐knit army communities can potentially provide protective factors for children; however, this environment can make it difficult to seek help or to speak out when there are concerns about children's safety or wellbeing. The needs and experiences of non‐serving parents (often female partners) can be overlooked unless, or until, child protection concerns are serious. Army‐connected children benefit from accessing army and civilian health, education and welfare services; however, transitions and communication between these services need to be improved.