In many cases the children´s mothers were dealing with various issues, mainly mental, drug-related or had difficulties putting up boundaries for their children.
Í mörgum málanna upplifðu mæður barnanna jafnframt fjölþættan vanda sem fólst einna helst í geðrænum vandkvæðum, vímuefnavanda eða erfiðleikum við að setja barni mörk og halda uppi aga.