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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2019
Childhood is an important time for healthy development, learning, and establishing the foundations for future wellbeing. Most Australian children are healthy, safe and doing well. However, childhood is also a time of vulnerability and a child's outcomes can vary depending on where they live and their family's circumstances. This brief brings…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Family (Sociological Unit), Child Health
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Bourke-Taylor, H.; Howie, L.; Law, M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Background: Families of children with disabilities experience extra financial strains, and mothers are frequently unable to participate in paid work because of caregiving obligations. Methods: A mailed survey and follow-up phone calls were used to gather data about mother's health, workforce participation and barriers to inclusion in the workplace…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Mothers, Barriers, Health
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Laurvick, Crystal L.; Msall, Michael E.; Silburn, Sven; Bower, Carol; de Klerk, Nicholas; Leonard, Helen – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objectives: Our goal was to investigate the physical and mental health of mothers who care for a child with Rett syndrome. Methods: We assessed maternal physical and mental health by using the SF-12 version 1 physical component summary and mental component summary scores as the outcome measures of interest. Mothers (n = 135) of children with Rett…
Descriptors: Physical Health, Family Needs, Child Behavior, Mothers