The Government Office for London analysis, which examined serious case reviews completed between April 2006 and September 2009, also found domestic violence was picked up on more in the capital - in 47 per cent of cases compared with 27 per cent nationally.
While the national analysis conceded that countrywide figures could underestimate the scale of the problem, Ofsted warned last year that some agencies are still failing to assess the impact of parental mental health problems and domestic violence on children.
Andrew Christie, chair of the Association of London Directors of Children's Services, said the region-wide London Safeguarding Children Board had invested in training professionals to identify such issues.
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