HEALTH: Caring for Children with Disabilities in Ohio: The Impact on Families: A White Paper Prepared with a Grant from the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council

2012

Susan M. Havercamp
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This research team received a grant from the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council, and conducted research to address the impacts of caring for children with disabilities on stress, employment, and well-being. The study consists of a brief literature review, analyses from the 2008 ACS, the 2008 Ohio Family Health Survey, the 2007 National Survey of Children?s Health, 2005/06 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs, 2009 fiscal year Ohio Medicaid claims data, and a series of focus groups of families with children with disabilities. The key findings are that families caring for children with disabilities are more likely to have: less self-reported annual family income, greater personal financial strife, less employment security, elevated levels of emotional stress, and greater use of health services by their children.

children, people with disabilities, families, impact, quality of life

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