Journal article
Parental intimate partner homicide and its consequences for children: Protocol for a population-based study
E Alisic, A Groot, H Snetselaar, T Stroeken, E van de Putte
BMC Psychiatry | BMC | Published : 2015
Abstract
Background: The loss of a parent due to intimate partner homicide has a major impact on children. Professionals involved have to make far-reaching decisions regarding placement, guardianship, mental health care and contact with the perpetrating parent, without an evidence base to guide these decisions. We introduce a study protocol to a) systematically describe the demographics, circumstances, mental health and wellbeing of children bereaved by intimate partner homicide and b) build a predictive model of factors associated with children's mental health and wellbeing after intimate partner homicide. Methods/Design: This study focuses on children bereaved by parental intimate partner homicide ..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This study is funded by the Dutch Research and Documentation Centre (Ministry of Security and Justice, #2382), with additional support by the Prof. H.A. Weijers Stichting and the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (#1090229). We would like to acknowledge the contributions of the advisory board of the study (Annemarie ten Boom, Riet Fiddelaers-Jaspers, Lianne Otten, Carlijn de Roos, Vera Schuller-Verlinden, and Wim Slot) as well as our colleagues at the Wilhelmina Children's Hospital and collaborating organizations.