Relationships between parental mental illness and/or offending and offspring contact with the police in childhood: Findings from a longitudinal record-linkage study.
Ulrika AthanassiouMelissa J GreenStacy TzoumakisTyson WhittenKristin R LaurensFelicity HarrisVaughan J CarrKimberlie DeanPublished in: Criminal behaviour and mental health : CBMH (2023)
Children with a parental history of offending and mental illness in early life are at an increased likelihood of early police contact as young as 5-13 years of age; it is vital that this is taken as a signal to help them and their affected families according to need.