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Is concern justified? Problems of definition and prevalence 47when they were violent and abusive to the mother. Similar findings come fromHester et al. (2007) who found over half the children who had been sexually abusedand attending an NSPCC centre had been living with domestic violence.It has been argued that witnessing and living with the abuse of one parent,usually the mother, can be considered a form of emotional abuse (Holt et al. 2008).Webster and colleagues’ (2002) study on the emotional effects of domestic violenceon children found 9 out of 10 children were present in the next or same room asthe domestic violence incident. Other research found that 71% of children who hadexperienced domestic violence had witnessed the physical assault of their motherand 10% the rape of their mother (McGee 2000).Summary of the evidence for a link betweenparental disorders and child abuseThis review of the research literature has revealed a similar pattern for the knownprevalence of parental mental illness, learning disability, problem alcohol and druguse and domestic violence. When families come to the attention of social workservices because of concerns about the children, the rate of parental problems showsa considerable increase from that found in the general population. Moreover, thefindings from a number of different research studies cited above show the knownprevalence generally continues to rise with the seriousness of the child protectionenquiry (see Table 1.3).Table 1.3: Relationship between the rate of recorded parental problems and the level ofsocial work interventionParentalproblemsReferral stage First enquiryor initialassessmentChildprotectionconferenceCareproceedingsSerious injuryor death% % % % %Mental illness 10.4 1 16.8 1 25 2 42 3 63 4Learningdisability0.8 1 2.6 1 N/K 22 5 15 4Alcohol/drugs 5.8 1 11.4 1 25 6 23 5 33 4Domesticviolence4.8 1 16.7 1 55 7 51 5 53 41. Cleaver and Walker with Meadows 2004 5. Hunt et al. 19992. Falmer and Owen 1995 6. Advisory Council on Misuse of Drugs 20033. Brophy et al. 2003 7. NSPCC 1997b4. Brandon et al. 2009
48 Children’s Needs – Parenting CapacityCaution is needed in interpreting these data, because we do not know whetherthe increase reflects a true picture of what is happening or simply that parentalproblems had not been recognised or recorded at an earlier stage in the assessmentprocedure.To sum up Prevalence is difficult to assess. Community-based samples often preclude aprecise diagnosis of the issue, whether it be mental illness, learning disability,substance misuse or domestic violence. Moreover, different studies usedifferent terminology and it is not clear, for example, whether ‘domesticviolence’ is synonymous with ‘marital conflict’. The information concerning the prevalence of mental illness, learningdisability, problem alcohol/drug use, or domestic violence in familieswith dependent children is incomplete, and figures vary depending on thepopulation group being studied. Community-based samples suggest: One in six adults in Great Britain have a neurotic disorder and 1 in 2,000have a psychotic disorder. Of the adult population in England, 2% have learning disabilities. In the United Kingdom 3.7% of the adult population are drug dependent,and 9.2% of men and 6% of women are chronic drinkers. Overall, thefindings suggest that drug use has fallen slightly over the past decade andthose with problems are increasingly likely to be in treatment. Practically a quarter of adults in England and Wales are victims of partnerabuse. Women are more likely than men to be seriously injured as a resultof domestic violence. Adults frequently experience a number of problems: Nearly half of those attending mental health services (44%) report alcoholor drug problems. Poor mental health affects 25% to 40% of adults with a learning disability,86% of those using alcohol services, and 75% of those attending drugservices. Practically a quarter (22%) of men who perpetrate domestic violence aredepressed, 49% have a history of problem alcohol use, and 19% a historyof substance misuse. Lone parents are more likely to experience mental health problems ordrug problems than couples with children. The data from child protection research suggest that the prevalence ofreported parental mental illness, learning disability, problem drug useincluding alcohol, and domestic violence increases in relation to thedegree of child protection concerns and the level of assessment andinvestigation.
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Is concern justified? Problems of definition and prevalence 47when they were violent and abusive to the mother. Similar findings come fromHester et al. (2007) who found over half the children who had been sexually abusedand attending an NSPCC centre had been living with domestic violence.It has been argued that witnessing and living with the abuse of one parent,usually the mother, can be considered a form of emotional abuse (Holt et al. 2008).Webster and colleagues’ (2002) study on the emotional effects of domestic violenceon children found 9 out of 10 children were present in the next or same room asthe domestic violence incident. Other research found that 71% of children who hadexperienced domestic violence had witnessed the physical assault of their motherand 10% the rape of their mother (McGee 2000).Summary of the evidence for a link betweenparental disorders and child abuseThis review of the research literature has revealed a similar pattern for the knownprevalence of parental mental illness, learning disability, problem alcohol and druguse and domestic violence. When families come to the attention of social workservices because of concerns about the children, the rate of parental problems showsa considerable increase from that found in the general population. Moreover, thefindings from a number of different research studies cited above show the knownprevalence generally continues to rise with the seriousness of the child protectionenquiry (see Table 1.3).Table 1.3: Relationship between the rate of recorded parental problems and the level ofsocial work interventionParentalproblemsReferral stage First enquiryor initialassessmentChildprotectionconferenceCareproceedingsSerious injuryor death% % % % %Mental illness 10.4 1 16.8 1 25 2 42 3 63 4Learningdisability0.8 1 2.6 1 N/K 22 5 15 4Alcohol/drugs 5.8 1 11.4 1 25 6 23 5 33 4Domesticviolence4.8 1 16.7 1 55 7 51 5 53 41. Cleaver and Walker with Meadows 2004 5. Hunt et al. 19992. Falmer and Owen 1995 6. Advisory Council on Misuse of Drugs 20033. Brophy et al. 2003 7. NSPCC 1997b4. Brandon et al. 2009
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