The Welfare of Children with Mentally Ill Parents examines the interventions made by professional workers from a range of different disciplines in families with dependent children and a mentally ill parent. The authors compare responses of professionals in ten European countries and one state in Australia. The analysis of the differences sheds new light on both the inherent and system-determined difficulties in helping families to manage their situation effectively. * Features the only comparative study of mental health social services and the law governing compulsory hospital admission * Covers a current "hot-button" topic that is growing in importance as the impact of social policy developments on children over time becomes more apparent * Offers a unique perspective due to the focus on the impact of children of mentally ill parents and the international systems that deal with child protection
Author(s): Rachael Hetherington, Karen Baistow, Ilan Katz, Jeffrey Mesie, Judith Trowell
Edition: 1
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 262
THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN WITH MENTALLY ILL PARENTS......Page 3
CONTENTS......Page 7
List of Figures and Tables......Page 9
About the Authors......Page 11
Preface......Page 13
I INTRODUCTION: USING COMPARISON......Page 15
1 The Context and the Method......Page 19
2 The Systems of the Partner Countries: Introduction and the Scandinavian Law Countries......Page 38
3 The Systems of the Partner Countries: the Continental Countries and the English-Speaking Countries......Page 50
4 Compulsory Hospitalisation in Mental Health and State Intervention for Child Protection......Page 69
5 The Responses of the Partner Countries to the Vignette......Page 87
6 Issues......Page 98
7 Inter-Country Reflections......Page 113
II INTRODUCTION: WORKING WITH DIFFERENCE......Page 125
8 Comparisons: England, Germany and Italy......Page 131
9 The State and the Family: Explaining Variations in Interventions......Page 147
10 Risk, Childhood and Mental Health......Page 162
11 Co-operation and Communication......Page 174
III INTRODUCTION: DEVELOPING NEW INFORMATION......Page 191
12 Invisible Children......Page 195
13 Meeting Needs......Page 209
14 Conclusions......Page 224
Appendix: The Professions Represented in the Discussion Groups......Page 237
Glossary and Index of Acronyms......Page 239
References......Page 243
Index......Page 253
