Journal article
Identifying and responding to family adversity in Australian community and primary health settings: a multi-site cross sectional study
Teresa Hall, Leanne Constable, Sarah Loveday, Suzy Honisett, Natalie Schreurs, Sharon Goldfeld, Hayley Loftus, Renee Jones, Andrea Reupert, Marie BH Yap, Sue Woolfenden, Alicia Montgomery, Kim Dalziel, Cate Bailey, Glenn Pringle, Jane Fisher, Suzie Forell, Valsamma Eapen, Ric Haslam, Lena Sanci Show all
Frontiers in Public Health | Frontiers Media S.A. | Published : 2023
Abstract
Background: Unaddressed family adversity has potentially modifiable, negative biopsychosocial impacts across the life course. Little is known about how Australian health and social practitioners identify and respond to family adversity in community and primary health settings. Objective: To describe, in two Australian community health services: (1) the number of adversities experienced by caregivers, (2) practitioner identification of caregivers experiencing adversity, (3) practitioner response to caregivers experiencing adversity, and (4) caregiver uptake of referrals. Methods: Survey of caregivers of children aged 0–8 years attending community health services in Victoria and New South Wale..
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Awarded by This research was supported by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council and Beyond Blue grant number 1153419. Murdoch Childrenamp;apos;s Research Institute was supported by the Victorian Governmentamp;apos;s Operational Infrastructure
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Funding Acknowledgements
This research was supported by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council and Beyond Blue grant number 1153419. Murdoch Children & apos;s Research Institute was supported by the Victorian Government & apos;s Operational Infrastructure Support Program. HH was supported by an NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship 1136222. SG was supported by an NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship 1155290. JF holds the Finkel Chair in Global Health which was supported by the Finkel Family Foundation. Clinical SW was supported by an NHMRC Career Development Fellowship 1158954.