Objective To review the current literature on the use and value of independent non-legal
advocacy for parents in the context of child protection. Method A descriptive literature review …

Background Children of parents with intellectual disability are assumed to be at risk of poor
outcomes but a comprehensive review of the literature has not previously been undertaken …

Background Parents with learning difficulties are known to face a high risk of losing their
children. This paper reports findings from a study designed to throw light on the numbers of …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to obtain sound prevalence and outcomes data on
parents with disabilities and their children in statutory child protection proceedings. Method …

Parenting by people with intellectual disability continues to confront societal sensibilities. On
the one hand, parents with intellectual disability engage in the valued social role of raising …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a home-based intervention
targeted to parents with intellectual disability to promote child health and home safety in the …

Background Information about parents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)
in the child protection system (CPS) continues to evolve. This study examined …

Objectives We compared fertility desires and intentions among women with disabilities and
women without disabilities in the United States, using a new evidence-based measure of …

Background Despite the frequency with which mothers with intellectual disability have their
children removed, little theoretical or empirical work has understood the mothers' …

Through theoretical and empirical examination of legal frameworks for court diversion, this
book interrogates law's complicity in the debilitation of disabled people. In a post …