Behavioural and mental health problems and contact with services
| Experimental group (n=44) | Control group (n=49) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | |
| Data from families at first interview. | ||||
| Children's SDQ scores above clinical cut off (caseness) | ||||
| Total difficulties | 18 | 37.5 | 20 | 35.1 |
| Conduct problems | 17 | 35.4 | 20 | 35.1 |
| Hyperactivity problems | 12 | 25 | 22 | 38.6 |
| Emotional problems | 14 | 29.2 | 13 | 22.8 |
| Peer relationship problems | 27 | 36 | 16 | 28.1 |
| Mothers' GHQ scores above clinical cut off scores (caseness) | 18 (mean = 15.9) | 24 (mean = 16.3) | ||
| Contact with services in previous 4 months (any member of the family) | ||||
| Police | 18 | 78.3 | 18 | 58.1 |
| General practitioner | 15 | 65.2 | 18 | 58.1 |
| Hospital appointment | 12 | 52.2 | 11 | 35.5 |
| Social services | 11 | 47.8 | 13 | 41.9 |
| Voluntary organisation | 9 | 39.1 | 4 | 12.9 |
| Health visitor | 6 | 26.1 | 6 | 19.4 |
| Community psychiatric nurse | 5 | 21.7 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Education welfare officer | 5 | 21.7 | 3 | 9.7 |