Investigating changes in use of services by high-need families following the Helping Families Programme, an innovative parenting intervention for children with severe and persistent conduct problems

Stevens, Madeleine, Harris, Lucy C., Ellis, Megan, Day, Crispin, Beecham, Jennifer (2014) Investigating changes in use of services by high-need families following the Helping Families Programme, an innovative parenting intervention for children with severe and persistent conduct problems. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 19 (3). pp. 185-191. ISSN 1475-3588. (doi:10.1111/camh.12035) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:35170)

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/camh.12035

Abstract

Background

Interventions aimed at high-need families have difficulty demonstrating short-term impact on child behaviour. Measuring impact on use of services could provide short-term indication of longer term benefits.

Method

During a feasibility pilot study we collected data on service use and attitudes to services from a small sample of parents from high-need families, before and after receiving the Helping Families Programme.

Results

Respondents provided a range of opinions on a variety of social and community services received.

Conclusions

The study demonstrates the potential of short-term changes in enhanced service use data for building hypotheses of longer term change.

Item Type:	Article
DOI/Identification number:	10.1111/camh.12035
Uncontrolled keywords:	Evaluation; conduct disorder; parenting; prevention; school
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Divisions:	Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Personal Social Services Research Unit
Depositing User:	R. Bass
Date Deposited:	11 Sep 2013 09:35 UTC
Last Modified:	17 Aug 2022 10:56 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/35170 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

Beecham, Jennifer.

Creator's ORCID:	https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5147-3383
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