The welfare of children with mentally ill parents : learning from inter-country comparisons / Rachael Hetherington ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hetherington, Rachel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children of the mentally ill--Cross-cultural studies.

Children of the mentally ill.

Mental illness--Cross-cultural studies.

Mental illness.

Mentally ill--Family relationships--Cross-cultural studies.

Mentally ill.

Child welfare--Cross-cultural studies.

Child welfare.

Mentally ill--Family relationships.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xii, 250 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England ; New York : Wiley, [2002]

Summary:

Looks at different approaches to supporting families in ten European countries and one state in Australia. These families have complex needs, and a wide range of agencies in mental health and social services may be involved. This can lead to problems of liaison and co-operation between different agencies and different disciplines. A vivid picture of service provisions and the way in which legislation can operate in different countries emerges in the book. Professionals identified common problems and effective responses which were used to build a European model of good practice. This takes into account the nature of the difficulties facing families and the strengths and weaknesses of different national systems. The model is used a basis for analysing the particular problems of the English system and the authors suggest ways forward. This important volume is essential reading for practitioners, managers, academics and students in the fields of social work, mental health and social policy. It is also a key source of reference for policy makers in mental health and social welfare, and for mental health and child welfare pressure groups.

Contents:

I Introduction: Using Comparison 1

1 The Context and the Method 5

2 The Systems of the Partner Countries: Introduction and the Scandinavian Law Countries 24

3 The Systems of the Partner Countries: the Continental Countries and the English-Speaking Countries 36

4 Compulsory Hospitalisation in Mental Health and State Intervention for Child Protection 55

5 The Responses of the Partner Countries to the Vignette 73

6 Issues 84

7 Inter-Country Reflections 99

II Introduction: Working with Difference 111

8 Comparisons: England, Germany and Italy 117

9 The State and the Family: Explaining Variations in Interventions 133

10 Risk, Childhood and Mental Health 148

11 Co-operation and Communication 160

III Introduction: Developing New Information 177

12 Invisible Children 181

13 Meeting Needs 195.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-238) and index.

ISBN:

047149724X

OCLC:

47690501