Screening to Identify Parents in Need of Mental Health Support: a Feasibility Study in Child Welfare Services

Launched by KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET · Sep 13, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking into a new approach called Collaboration-Screening-Referral (SSH) to help parents who might be struggling with mental health issues like depression and anxiety. The study is focused on parents who are involved with Swedish child welfare services because of concerns about child abuse or neglect. The main goal is to see if parents are willing to take part in screenings for these mental health symptoms and to understand how well the SSH method works for both parents and social workers. Social workers will receive training on how to use SSH, and their experiences and knowledge will be assessed over time to see if they feel more prepared to support parents.

To be eligible for the study, parents need to have a child aged 0-17 and either have a report made to child welfare services about their situation or have reached out for help themselves. The trial is not yet recruiting participants, but once it starts, parents and social workers will be asked to share their thoughts and experiences through interviews and questionnaires at various points during the study. This research aims to improve how mental health support is provided to families in need, making it easier for parents to get the help they deserve.

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Eligibility criteria

• SOCIAL WORKERS:
• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Working at the participating units.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • None.
• PARENTS:
• Inclusion Criteria:
• • A parental role in relation to a child 0-17 years old (the participant does need not be a guardian or biological parent, can also be, for example, a partner to a parent).
• • A child welfare report has been filed for the child or the parent has reached out to the CWS themselves.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • None.