Understanding Parent Blame
Institutional Failure and Complex Trauma
Edited by Luke Clements and Ana Laura Aiello
Published
Jul 1, 2025Page count
208 pagesISBN
978-1447375234Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Jul 1, 2025Page count
208 pagesISBN
978-1447375227Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Jul 1, 2025Page count
208 pagesISBN
978-1447375241Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Policy Press
Understanding Parent Blame
Luke Clements is Chair in Law and Social Justice at the University of Leeds.
Ana Laura Aiello is Research Assistant in Law & Social Justice at the University of Leeds.
1. Introduction – Luke Clements and Ana Laura Aiello
2. Recurring Themes: parent blame and systems generated trauma – Luke Clements and Ana Laura Aiello
3. Parent Blame and Complex Trauma – Peter Baker, Linda Hume and Vivien Cooper
4. Parent Blame in Education: working together to find solutions to school attendance difficulties – Louise Parker Engels
5. That woman! – Verity Laws (pseudonym)
6. Fabricated or Induced Illness: The controversial history, missing evidence-base and iatrogenic harm – Andy Bilson, Alessandro Talia, Taliah Drayak, Mary Margaret (pseudonym), Sarah Smith (pseudonym) and Michelle Spence
7. Managing the data: allegations that parents are fabricating or inducing their child’s illness – Luke Clements, Ana Laura Aiello, Derek Tilley and David Laurence
8. Child Protection and the Experiences of Autistic Parents Accused of Fabricated or Induced Illness – Cathleen Long, Rachel Gavin and Esther Whitney
9. A sibling perspective on FII – Kaydence Drayak
10. Parent Blame and the NHS – Amy (pseudonym)
11. Forging an Alliance – Lucy Fullard
12. Conclusions: The Way Forward – Luke Clements, Ana Laura Aiello, Louise Arnold and Lucy Fullard
