Court-level stakeholders’ reunification decisions and perceived role in parents’ readiness to support early emotional development post-abuse and/or neglect

Nicole Megan Edwards

doi:10.1080/15548732.2024.2315119

Court-level stakeholders’ reunification decisions and perceived role in parents’ readiness to support early emotional development post-abuse and/or neglect

Nicole Megan Edwards

Rowan University

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Abstract

Caregiver–child dyads exist within systems that may reinforce and/or establish structures to support holistic needs, awareness of roles, and capacity-building efforts. Systems can be challenged in fortifying such structures, however, following substantiated abuse and/or neglect. In the current study, the author surveyed 27 family court judges and judicial hearing officers collectively presiding over ~2800 birth-5 cases (~39% response) in one Mid-Atlantic state in the United States. Despite court-level stakeholders’ pivotal role in reunification, it is unclear how they perceive current processes, existing barriers, and proposed initiatives targeting emotional development post-abuse and/or neglect. Findings and implications are discussed.

Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Public Child Welfare
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2024.2315119
State	Accepted/In press - 2024

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Developmental and Educational Psychology
Sociology and Political Science

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Court-level stakeholders’ reunification decisions and perceived role in parents’ readiness to support early emotional development post-abuse and/or neglect

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