Author: Taplin, Stephanie
Title: Child Protection and Mothers in Substance Abuse Treatment
Summary: This report presents the major findings from the Child Protection and Mothers in Substance Abuse Treatment study, a three-year study funded by NSW Community Services, Department of Family and Community Services, and the University of New South Wales. Parental substance use has received particular attention as a child protection concern in recent years, but it is an area in which there has been little research and in which a number of research questions remain unanswered. Evidence has shown that parental substance misuse is associated with high rates of child maltreatment, but substance use by a parent does not necessarily mean that they are abusing or neglecting their children. Research from overseas has also found that families in which alcohol or other drug use is present are more likely to come to the attention of child protection services, more likely to be re-reported, more likely to have children removed from their care, and more likely to have them remain in out-of-home care (OOHC) for long periods of time, than are families with the same characteristics but no substance use. A small number of overseas studies have also found that, among substance-using mothers, factors other than the severity of substance use are associated with child protection involvement. The applicability of these overseas studies to the child protection system in Australia is, however, unknown. This study provides an enhanced understanding of parenting issues and child protection involvement among women with a history of illicit drug use in Australia.
Details: Sydney, Australia: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, 2011. 82p.
Source: Technical Report Number 320. Internet Resource: Accessed on January 23, 2012 at
Year: 2011
Country: Australia
URL:
Shelf Number: 123754
Keywords:
Child Protective ServicesParents, Mothers (Australia)Substance Abuse |
Author: Fish, Ellen
Title: 'Bad Mothers and Invisible Fathers': Parenting in the Context of Domestic Violence
Summary: For a perpetrator of domestic violence, one of the most effective ways to hurt and control his partner is to undermine her mothering. This Discussion Paper reviews the research on mothering and fathering in the context of domestic violence. It finds that women are often held responsible for the effects of their partner’s domestic violence on their children, while the behaviour of the violent man as a father remains invisible. It considers: • What tactics do perpetrators of domestic violence use to undermine women’s mothering? • What effects does this have on a woman’s parenting and her relationship with her children? • What kind of fathering is provided by men who perpetrate domestic violence? • Why do courts and services assume that a perpetrator of domestic violence will still be a good father? • How can services develop an understanding that children’s wellbeing is the responsibility of both parents, and hold perpetrators accountable for the effects of their behavior on their children?
Details: Melbourne: Domestic Violence Resource Centre, Victoria, 2009.
Source: Discussion Paper No. 7: Internet Resource: Accessed March 6, 2012 at
Year: 2009
Country: Australia
URL:
Shelf Number: 124390
Keywords:
Domestic Violence (Australia)Parents, Mothers (Australia) |
