Journal article
Adoption and Safe Families Act State Statutes Regarding Parents with Mental Illnesses: A Review and Targeted Intervention
Psychiatric rehabilitation journal, v 33(2), pp 91-94
2009
PMID: 19808203
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Abstract
Topic: This paper describes an intervention targeting states that list a parental mental illness/disability as an "aggravated circumstance" under the Adoption and Safe Families Act Of 1997 (ASFA), resulting in reasonable efforts not required to reunify a family. Purpose: This paper delineates the results from our review of ASFA state statutes, the development of a model ASFA statute, and strategies to educate legislators and the public about the impact of discrimination that parents with mental illnesses encounter because of ASFA legislation with the intent of modifying state ASFA legislation. Sources Used: The following sources were used for this educational initiative: a literature review and a review of ASFA state statutes. Conclusions: Adoption of the model ASFA state statute is simply a first step in an effort to end the discrimination that parents with psychiatric disabilities face; additional efforts are also noted.
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- Title
- Adoption and Safe Families Act State Statutes Regarding Parents with Mental Illnesses: A Review and Targeted Intervention
- Creators
- Katy Kaplan - University of PennsylvaniaPetra Kottsieper - College Station Medical CenterJeniece Scott - Villanova Law Sch, Villanova, PA USAMark Salzer - Univ Penn, Dept Psychiat, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAPhyllis Solomon - Univ Penn, Dept Psychiat, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
- Publication Details
- Psychiatric rehabilitation journal, v 33(2), pp 91-94
- Publisher
- Center Psychiatric Rehabilitation
- Number of pages
- 4
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000270850700003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-70350444492
- Other Identifier
- 991021877713004721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Psychiatry
- Rehabilitation