Balancing the scales: Custody deprivation and fostering in Iceland

Balancing the scales: Custody deprivation and fostering in Iceland

In Iceland, disability receives disproportionate attention in custody deprivation investigations, while the long-term outcomes for children in fostering receive scant attention. Building on discourse analyses of custody deprivation cases, we call for greater understanding of how disability intersect...

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Veröffentlicht in:International social work 2019-07, Vol.62 (4), p.1304-1309
Hauptverfasser: Sigurjónsdóttir, Hanna Björg, Harwick, Robin, Rice, James
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Attention
Child custody
Child welfare
Childrearing practices
Children
Children & youth
Deprivation
Disability
Discourse analysis
Intellectual disabilities
Parents & parenting
People with disabilities
Protection
Support networks
Vulnerability
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Zusammenfassung:In Iceland, disability receives disproportionate attention in custody deprivation investigations, while the long-term outcomes for children in fostering receive scant attention. Building on discourse analyses of custody deprivation cases, we call for greater understanding of how disability intersects with parenting and the need for an improved support system.
ISSN:0020-8728
1461-7234
DOI:10.1177/0020872818819045