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ArticleChildren and youth services review2020

Perceived community-based needs of low-income parents with psychiatric disabilities who experienced legal challenges to their parenting rights.

Robyn M Powell, Monika Mitra, Joanne Nicholson, Susan L Parish

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Article in Children and youth services review, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Judges' views on making decisions in family law cases that feature a parent with a mental illness.Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law · 2026
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Robyn M PowellThe Lurie Institute for Disability Policy, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, MS 035 Waltham, MA 02453, USA.
Monika MitraThe Lurie Institute for Disability Policy, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, MS 035 Waltham, MA 02453, USA.
Joanne NicholsonInstitute for Behavioral Health, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, MS 035 Waltham, MA 02453, USA.
Susan L ParishCollege of Health Professions, Virginia Commonwealth University, 900 E. Leigh Street, Box 980233, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.

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ACL HHS 90DPGE0001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Substantial numbers of US parents with psychiatric disabilities are highly vulnerable to loss of child custody or visitation, through child welfare system involvement or divorce proceedings. This study describes the community-based needs of parents with psychiatric disabilities who experienced legal challenges to their parenting rights. This exploratory study involved semi-structured telephone interviews with twelve former clients of a legal services program that provides representation to low-income parents with psychiatric disabilities facing challenges to child custody or visitation. Interviews were audio-recorded, professionally-transcribed, and analyzed using a qualitative, content analysis approach. Three broad themes emerged regarding the types of supports parents reported as useful for their well-being: (1) informal support networks; (2) responsive mental health care for the whole family; and (3) meaningful legal representation. Within these three areas, unmet needs were frequent and problematic. A fourth theme emerged: chronic economic hardships and material deprivation, which point to unmet financial needs. The needs and supports described in this study should be addressed through the development of comprehensive services and supports that meet the psychosocial, legal, and socioeconomic needs of parents with psychiatric disabilities and their children. Future research is also warranted.

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Child welfare systemCustodyMental healthPsychiatric disabilitiesSupports

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PMID42454223
PMCPMC13366523

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