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The inter-relationship between parental problems and ethnic background: How do they impact on entry into local authority care?

Nell Warner Orcid Logo, Yongchao Jing Orcid Logo, Jonathan Scourfield Orcid Logo, Rebecca Cannings-John, Sin Yi Cheung, Ann John Orcid Logo

The British Journal of Social Work, Volume: 55, Issue: 3, Pages: 1416 - 1435

Swansea University Author: Ann John Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1093/bjsw/bcae201

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Both parental problems and being from certain ethnic minoritized populations are associated with an increased likelihood of children entering local authority care. This study explored the intersection of these factors in the UK. Population-level administrative datasets were linked to create a datase...

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ISSN: 0045-3102 1468-263X
Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2025
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