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Title: | An evaluation of a service to keep children safe in families with mental health and/or substance abuse issues. | Authors: | Coates, Dominiek ;Howe, Deborah | Issue Date: | 2016 | Journal title: | Australasian Psychiatry | Abstract: | Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate a specialised service designed to improve parenting capacity, child safety and family functioning in the context of parental mental health, drug and alcohol and child protection concerns. Method: Client data was collected over a period of 3 years and 3 months, including demographic characteristics, service usage, presenting issues and pre and post revised North Carolina Family Assessment Scale (NCFAS-G) scores. Results: A significant improvement between intake and discharge occurred on the majority of the 58 NCFAS-G subscale items (32/58). In particular, most significant change occurred in the domains ‘family safety’ (p < 0.001) and ‘family interactions’ (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Specialised programs can assist families with child safety concerns suffering from mental health and/ or drug and alcohol problems. | URI: | https://elibrary.cclhd.health.nsw.gov.au/cclhdjspui/handle/1/823 | DOI: | 10.1177/1039856216634821 | Pubmed: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=26912468 | Publicaton type: | Journal Article | Keywords: | Youth Mental Health Drug and Alcohol |
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