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From EurekAlert! - Breaking News:
The social and economic needs of families with a disabled child are high, but remain largely unmet, argue researchers in this week's BMJ.
More than half of families with disabled children live in poverty, yet the costs associated with bringing up a disabled child are estimated to be three times those of bringing up a non-disabled child.
Parents with disabled children also have higher levels of stress and lower levels of wellbeing than parents with non-disabled children.
They can ensure that workers are aware of the needs of disabled children and their families.
Primary care trusts can also promote strong multiagency working and commissioning of services for disabled children.
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Posted on November 5, 2006 04:20 PM
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