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The effect of social work use on the mental health outcomes of parents and the life satisfaction of children in Britain
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posted on 2023-06-08, 22:26 authored by Morag Henderson, Sin Yi Cheung, Elaine SharlandElaine Sharland, Jonathan ScourfieldThis article examines how parental mental health, and in turn children's wellbeing is related to receiving social work interventions. Using data from the British Household Panel Study we examine factors predicting the likelihood of parental social work use; whether transitions into social work use is associated with an improvement of mental health outcomes of those parents who receive it; and whether parental social work use enhances their children's wellbeing. Taking advantage of panel data modelling techniques, we use random and fixed effects models to account for the unobserved individual characteristics. The findings indicate that poor health, disability, having more children in household, not being married and more than 35 h of caring responsibilities are all associated with an increase in the likelihood of parental social work use. Furthermore we find that parents who use a social worker report worse mental health outcomes for themselves, and poorer wellbeing for their children, than those who do not. Possible explanations for these findings are discussed as well as implications for policy makers.
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Children and Youth Services ReviewISSN
0190-7409Publisher
ElsevierVolume
58Page range
71-81Department affiliated with
- Social Work and Social Care Publications
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Nuffield FoundationFull text available
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- Yes
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2015-09-08Usage metrics
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