Mental Health Harm to Mothers When a Child Is Taken by Child Protective Services: Health Equity Considerations

Can J Psychiatry. 2018 May;63(5):304-307. doi: 10.1177/0706743717748885. Epub 2017 Dec 19.

Author

Kathleen S Kenny¹

Affiliation

¹ 1 Department of Maternal and Child Health, The Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: child custody loss; child welfare; colonialism; health equity; maternal mental health.

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MeSH terms

Child
Child Protective Services*
Female
Health Equity
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Maternal Health
Mental Health
Mothers*