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How involuntary child removal shapes parents’ everyday lives: implications for child welfare practice

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  • Gerdts-Andresen, Tina
  • Eriksen, Anette Ødegård
  • Hansen, Heidi Aarum

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This study explores how involuntary child removal affects parents’ everyday lives and what implications this may have for child welfare practice. While practice and policy primarily focus on children’s safety and development, less attention has been given to how removal impacts parents’ ability to cope, maintain relationships, and participate in follow-up. The study is based on qualitative interviews with ten parents whose children were in public care at the time of data collection. A thematic, inductive analysis identified two interrelated themes: (1) strained relationships with child welfare services, and (2) emotional and social burdens in everyday life.

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  • Gerdts-Andresen, Tina & Eriksen, Anette Ødegård & Hansen, Heidi Aarum, 2026. "How involuntary child removal shapes parents’ everyday lives: implications for child welfare practice," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 187(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:187:y:2026:i:c:s0190740926003270
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2026.109074
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