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Direct linkMayes, Rachel; Llewellyn, Gwynnyth – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Background: Despite the frequency with which mothers with intellectual disability have their children removed, little theoretical or empirical work has understood the mothers' perspectives on this. A few studies have reported mothers' feelings of grief and loss and their sense of powerlessness in the child protection system. Method: This…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Mothers, Mental Retardation, Child Rearing
Mayes, Rachel; Llewellyn, Gwynnyth – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2009
It is unlikely that every parent with intellectual disability comes under the scrutiny of the care and protection system. That many do is evident in the figures from a number of countries that report between 30 and 40% of the children of parents with intellectual disability are removed from their parents' care and placed in protective custody, in…
Descriptors: Placement, Child Neglect, Mental Retardation, Parents with Disabilities
Peer reviewedLlewellyn, Gwynnyth; McConnell, David; Ferronato, Luisa – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2003
This study determined prevalence and outcome data on parents with disabilities and their children in statutory child-protection proceedings in New South Wales (Australia). Parents with disabilities (usually psychiatric or intellectual) featured in almost one-third of the cases. Court outcomes indicated a disproportionately large number of children…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Court Litigation
