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Families experiencing multiple adversities: a review of the international literature
- Authors:
- DAVIDSON Gavin, BUNTING Lisa, WEBB Mary Anne
- Publisher:
- Barnardo's Northern Ireland
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 96
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Brings together an overview of the existing international research on families' experience of multiple adversities, highlighting main areas of impact and models of response. Chapter 1 provides the methodology of the literature review, while Chapter 2 considers the range of definitions of families experiencing multiple adversities and estimates of prevalence. In Chapter 3 the range of theoretical models that have been developed to explain how adversity impacts on people are identified and discussed, while Chapter 4 considers the main areas of impact across a range of health, welfare and economic domains. In Chapter 5 the relevant UK and NI policy context is examined and in Chapter 6 selected models for service provision to respond to this issue are reviewed. The conclusion then highlights the main findings and some implications for research, policy and service development. (Edited publisher abstract)
What the millenium cohort study can tell us about the challenges new parents face: statistics for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Authors:
- BUNTING Lisa, GALLOWAY Susan
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a multi-disciplinary research project following the lives of around 19,000 children born in the UK in 2000/1. Four surveys of MCS cohort members have been carried out so far, the first of which was when the baby was aged 9 months. This report provides an overview of statistics, from MCS dataset 1 and other comparable data sources, about the attitudes, experiences and challenges faced by new parents in each of the 4 countries of the UK. It includes: parental attitudes to child rearing; maternal post-natal attachment; parental mental health; domestic abuse; parental alcohol consumption; and problems experienced by parents during the first few months. It also sheds some light on parental experiences of professional support.