The Welfare of Children with Mentally Ill

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

Rachael Hetherington is the author of The Welfare of Children with Mentally Ill Parents: Learning from Inter-Country Comparisons, published by Wiley.

Karen Baistow is the author of The Welfare of Children with Mentally Ill Parents: Learning from Inter-Country Comparisons, published by Wiley.

Ilan Katz is the author of The Welfare of Children with Mentally Ill Parents: Learning from Inter-Country Comparisons, published by Wiley.

Jeffrey Mesie is the author of The Welfare of Children with Mentally Ill Parents: Learning from Inter-Country Comparisons, published by Wiley.

Judith Trowell is the author of The Welfare of Children with Mentally Ill Parents: Learning from Inter-Country Comparisons, published by Wiley.

List of Figures and Tables

About the Author

Preface

I INTRODUCTION: USING COMPARISON

The Context and the Method

The Systems of the Partner Countries: Introduction and the Scandinavian Law Countries

The Systems of the Partner Countries: the Continental Countries and the English Speaking Countries

Compulsory Hospitalisation in Mental Health and State Intervention for Child Protection

The Responses of the Partner Countries to the Vignette

Issues

Inter-country Reflections

II INTRODUCTION: WORKING WITH DIFFERENCE

Comparisons: England, Germany and Italy

The State and the Family: Explaining Variations in Interventions

Risk, Childhood and Mental Health

Co-operation and Communications

III INTRODUCTION: DEVELOPING NEW INFORMATION

Invisible Children

Meeting Needs

Conclusions

Appendix: The Professions Represented in the Discussion Groups

Glossary and Index of Acronyms

References

Index

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The Welfare of Children with Mentally Ill Parents Learning from Inter-Country Comparisons

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