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  • 18 - Parental psychiatric disorder and the law: the American case

  • from Part IV - Specific treatments and service needs
  • Edited by Michael Göpfert, Webb House Democratic Therapeutic Community, Crewe, Jeni Webster, 5 Boroughs Partnership, Warrington, Mary V. Seeman, University of Toronto
  • Book:
    Parental Psychiatric Disorder
    Published online:
    09 August 2009
    Print publication:
    13 May 2004, pp 257-270

  • Summary

    The legal rights of parents with mental illness in the United States vary from state to state. This chapter examines the current federal and state laws in the United States regarding termination of parental rights, custody and visitation in cases involving a parent with mental illness. It provides recommendations for attorneys and advocates who are working with mentally ill parents. Recent studies have indicated that parents who are diagnosed with a mental illness too often lose custody of their children, either to another party or to the state. One study found that 70-80% of parents with mental illness lost custody of their children. Practitioners must keep in mind that cases involving children are the most emotional cases, and assisting parents with maintaining contact and a continued relationship with their child is a much-needed service.