Parents with a mental health problem: learning from case reviews | NSPCC Learning

This NSPCC document synthesizes lessons from child safeguarding case reviews conducted between 2016 and 2022 in the United Kingdom. It identifies key child protection issues and practice improvements needed when parents experience mental health problems. The report aims to help professionals better understand and respond to risks to children in these situations.

Key points

• Examines safeguarding and child protection issues identified in case reviews
• Covers the period 2016-2022
• Focuses on parents with poor mental health as a risk factor
• Provides learning for improving child protection practice
• Based on analysis of published case review reports

Limitations

The document appears to be a summary or overview page rather than the full report itself. Without access to the detailed findings and analysis, we cannot determine specific safeguarding challenges identified, what interventions were evaluated, or the strength of evidence for particular recommendations.