Young families under stress: assessing maternal and child well-being using a mixed-methods approach |
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| Authors: | Colette McAuley,Nyree McCurry,Martin Knapp&dagger &Dagger ,Jennifer Beecham&Dagger § , Michelle Sleed§ |
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| Affiliation: | School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast,;Personal Social Services Research Unit, London School of Economics, London,;Centre for the Economics of Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, London, and;Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK |
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| Abstract: | Supporting parents has been reinforced as central to improving children's lives. Assessment of needs, however, is crucial to the provision of effective support. This paper focuses upon the assessment of well‐being of mothers and their children in 162 young families experiencing stress in south‐east England and Northern Ireland. A mixed‐methods approach to assessment was adopted and the strengths of using face‐to‐face interviews alongside standardized measures are explored. |
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| Keywords: | assessment young families mixed methods stress support |
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