Citation

Wattenberg E, Kelley M, Kim H. Child Welf. 2001; 80(4): 405-431.

Affiliation

Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, School of Social Work, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Child Welfare League of America)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11480486

Abstract

This study explored the circumstances of parents whose extreme neglect and abuse of their young children justified the drastic state action of termination of their parental rights. Records of 97 children age 6 and under whose parental rights were terminated between 1991 and 1997 in Minnesota were reviewed. Profiles of parents and children were drawn from these data, and a "risk pool" of parents whose children became wards of the state was identified. Guidelines are drawn from this "risk pool" that may help alert practitioners to those parents who are unlikely to safely maintain their children. Questions and implications for policy and practice are highlighted.

Language: en