Identifying and responding to family adversity in Australian community and primary health settings: a multi-site cross sectional study.

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 Wales (NSW). Analysis described frequencies of caregiver self-reported: (1) experienc

SUBMITTER: Hall T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10525396 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature