Responding to vulnerable children and families
Secondary prevention through healthcare responses to children and parents at increased risk of child maltreatment, domestic violence and abuse
The term ‘vulnerable’ refers to children and families exposed to a wide range of adversities associated with health and social disadvantage. Vulnerable children and families are at high risk of adverse physical and mental health outcomes with consequences reaching into mid-adulthood.
The Children and Families Policy Research Unit works on projects that address how services might develop more effective responses to vulnerable children and families in contact with healthcare, with long-term cost benefits for society and improved outcomes for affected families.
Projects with a focus on vulnerable families
Identifying young carers and levels of support
Information for the project
Domestic abuse and mental health of parents and children
Intimate partner violence and mental health of parents and children (October 2021 - September 2023)
Promoting safer sleeping for babies in high risk groups in England
Responsive Facility: Promoting safer sleeping for babies in high risk groups in England (January - December 2022)
Core outcome sets for family and child-focused interventions
Development of core outcome sets for family and child-focused interventions for child maltreatment and domestic violence
Measuring costs and cost effectiveness to inform family interventions
Association between exposure to child maltreatment and parental domestic violence and abuse and health, behaviours and labour market outcomes
Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable children
Responsive Facility: Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable children (July 2020 - September 2021). Contributing to a broader ESRC-funded project: (ECHILD)