Journal article
The demand for speech pathology services for children: Do we need more or just different?
S Reilly, M Harper, S Goldfeld
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health | WILEY | Published : 2016
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.13318
Abstract
An inability or difficulty communicating can have a profound impact on a child's future ability to participate in society as a productive adult. Over the past few years the number of interventions for children with speech and language problems has almost doubled; the majority are targeted interventions delivered by speech pathologists. In this paper we examine the distribution of speech pathology services in metropolitan Melbourne and how these are aligned with need as defined by vulnerability in language and social disadvantage. We identified three times as many private sector services compared to public services for the 0–5 year age group. Overall there was poorer availability of services ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the NHMRC funded Centre for Research Excellence in Child Language (1023493) and we acknowledge the support and input provided by the team of investigators including, Melissa Wake, Fiona Mensah, Lisa Gold, James Law, Jan Nicholson and Angela Morgan with special assistance from Penny Levickis. Audrey Price and Nicole Wardrop collated essential information on speech pathology services throughout Victoria. SR is supported by NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship (1041892) and SG is supported by an NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (1082922). The contents of the published material herein are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not reflect the views of the NHMRC. Research at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute is supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program.