Families with multiple and complex needs: refocusing on early intervention

有多种复杂需求的家庭已被确定为澳大利亚的优先群体(《2021-31年国家儿童保护框架》)。这项研究将通过确定面临交叉风险因素(例如家庭暴力、精神健康、代际创伤、酗酒/吸毒、参与司法、残疾、贫困和住房不安全)的具有多重和复杂需求和儿童保护参与的家庭的类型来填补证据空白。将利用三个州的代际(儿童和父母)关联数据来调查这些家庭系统参与的纵向轨迹，并确定加强预防、早期干预点和服务规划的机会。

Families with multiple and complex needs have been determined to be a priority group in Australia (National Child Protection Framework 2021-31). This study will fill the evidence gap by determining the typologies of families with multiple and complex needs and child protection involvement who face intersecting risk factors (e.g. family violence, mental health, intergenerational trauma, alcohol/drug use, justice involvement, disability, poverty and housing insecurity). Intergenerational (child and parent) linked data in three states will be utilised to investigate these families longitudinal trajectories of system involvement and to identify opportunities for enhanced prevention, points of early intervention and service planning.