Sponsor
Data collection for this research was funded by the Child and Family Branch, Center for Mental Health Services in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (contract numbers 280-97-8014, 280-99-8023, and 280-00-8040). Preparation of this manuscript was partially supported by NIMH grant #1R21 MH067905-1A. Author Note: The secondary analysis was supported by funding through the Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, NIDRR Grant H133B40038.
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Subjects
Work and family, Mentally ill children -- Services for, Parents of mentally ill children
Abstract
Our research team sought to discover the factors that lead to the unemployment of parents of children with mental health disorders. Our preliminary analyses and findings are reported in this presentation. We controlled for factors that affect participation in the paid workforce for parents in general: (a) child age, (b) level of caregiver education, and (c) the number of children in the household. We also introduced factors that pertain specifically to families that have children with emotional or behavioral disorders: the level of the child's internalizing and externalizing symptoms, and the number of child absences from school. Our research was guided by specific hypotheses: 1. The more severe the child's symptoms, the more days of school the child will miss. 2. The greater the number of child absences, the greater the disruption in the caregiver's employment. 3. Some caregivers will have to stop working outside the home because of frequent disruptions.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/9035
Citation Details
Brennan, Eileen M.; Brannan, Ana Maria; Kendall, Judy; Bradley, Jennifer R.; and Huffstutter, Katherine J., ""Come pick up your child!" Integrating work and family life for parents of school-aged children with mental health challenges" (2006).
PDF Slides for Presentation
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Presentation slides are included in the Additional Files below
Paper originally presented at Building on Family Strengths: Research and Services in Support of Children and their Families, Portland, OR., June, 2005. The final analysis of the data has been accepted for publication as: Brennan, E. M., & Brannan, A. M. (in press). Participation in the paid labor force by caregivers of children with emotional and behavioral disorders. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.