Parental Non-Engagement within Child Protection Services—How Can Understandings of Complex Trauma and Epistemic Trust Help?

Parental Non-Engagement within Child Protection Services—How Can Understandings of Complex Trauma and Epistemic Trust Help?

Building on the findings from the national study of mothers in recurrent care proceedings in England, this paper proposes that the concepts of complex trauma and epistemic trust may help explain parents’ difficulties in engaging with child protection services. With the aim of advancing theoretical k...

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Main Authors: Claire Mason, Danny Taggart, Karen Broadhurst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Societies
Subjects:
complex trauma
child protection
parental non-engagement
recurrent care proceedings
epistemic trust
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/10/4/93

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