social media and or 'Pro-Ana' websites. Overview report can be at: 13 03/16 10/14 Cheshire West Serious head injury family had significant contact parents were able to head injuries, and Chester of a with a wide range of agencies dominate and manipulate child neglect, – Child A aged child in October and were receiving support TAF meetings by disputing emotional from a Team Around the points, disguised compliance 2014. Family (TAF) due to concerns creating diversions and about home conditions and feigned compliance with the children’s failure to thrive. recommendations; Mother had a history of no formal parenting childhood sexual abuse, a lack assessment was made of of emotional warmth towards parenting capability or her children and suspicion of motivation to change; services and professional professionals struggled to involvement with her family. distinguish between parental Father had a history of alcohol neglect and emotional misuse, domestic violence and abuse; controlling behaviour. assessment tools were not always used effectively; escalation policy was not used by professionals to challenge decision making following referrals. Overview report can be found at: 14 04/16 Spring City and Death of a family had been referred to failure to share information infant deaths; 14 Hackney - Child baby in Spring children's services but were about bereavement and adults abused as H 2014 caused by not assessed as in need of illness in mother's family, children; inflicted injuries. intervention. Parents and which should have led to a mental health; Following a review of Child H lived with the re-assessment of parenting learning disabilities; mother's adoptive parents. capacity; confusion around parenting capacity the evidence, parents were Mother had a history of: whether the mother was informed they childhood abuse and neglect
social media and or 'Pro-Ana' websites. Overview report can be at: 13 03/16 10/14 Cheshire West and Chester – Child A Serious head injury of a child in October 2014. family had significant contact with a wide range of agencies and were receiving support from a Team Around the Family (TAF) due to concerns about home conditions and the children’s failure to thrive. Mother had a history of childhood sexual abuse, a lack of emotional warmth towards her children and suspicion of services and professional involvement with her family. Father had a history of alcohol misuse, domestic violence and controlling behaviour. parents were able to dominate and manipulate TAF meetings by disputing points, creating diversions and feigned compliance with recommendations; no formal parenting assessment was made of parenting capability or motivation to change; professionals struggled to distinguish between parental neglect and emotional abuse; assessment tools were not always used effectively; escalation policy was not used by professionals to challenge decision making following referrals. head injuries, child neglect, emotional disguised compliance Overview report can be found at: 14 04/16 Spring 14 City and Hackney - Child H Death of a baby in Spring 2014 caused by inflicted injuries. Following a review of the evidence, parents were informed they family had been referred to children's services but were not assessed as in need of intervention. Parents and Child H lived with the mother's adoptive parents. Mother had a history of: childhood abuse and neglect failure to share information about bereavement and illness in mother's family, which should have led to a re-assessment of parenting capacity; confusion around whether the mother was infant deaths; adults abused as children; mental health; learning disabilities; parenting capacity aged
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