Background Child protective services (CPS), or their equivalent, have statutory power to
remove children from birth parents in instances of child abuse, neglect, or concerns around …

Increasing access to children's social care data presents enormous potential for research
and policy evaluation, with opportunities increased where data can be anonymously linked …

Those in family court proceedings are at the sharp end of a spectrum of disputes concerning
their children's upbringing. Emerging evidence shows that, regarding both public and private …

The Family Nurse Partnership is an intensive home visiting programme for adolescent
mothers. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Family Nurse Partnership on …

Background The risk of entry to state care during infancy is increasing, both here in England
and abroad, with most entering within a week of birth ('newborns'). However, little is known …

Background Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) has a detrimental impact on the health and
well-being of children and families but is commonly underreported, with an estimated …

Purpose Mental health problems and substance misuse are common among the mothers of
children who experience court-mandated placement into care in England, yet there is limited …

Separation at birth due to safeguarding concerns is a deeply distressing and impactful
event, with numbers rising across the world, and has devastating outcomes for birth mothers …

This empirical study in the jurisdiction of New South Wales, Australia, explores the complex
and unenviable processes legal actors undertake when making decisions about removing …

Background Intensive home visiting for adolescent mothers may help reduce health
disparities. Given limited resources, such interventions need to be effectively targeted. We …