The inclusion of disability as a condition for termination of parental rights

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 927-934

  Lightfoot, Elizabeth ^a   Hill, Katharine ^a   LaLiberte, Traci ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child protection; Child welfare; Disablity; Parenting; Parents with disabilities; State policy; Termination of parental rights

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; COLOMBIA; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL DISABILITY; PARENTAL RIGHTS TERMINATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHILD; CHILD CUSTODY; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD WELFARE; CIVIL RIGHTS; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PARENTS; STATE GOVERNMENT; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649450566     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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