Healthier Wealthier Families (HWF)
Even though households in Sweden today have an improved general economic standard, the gaps between socioeconomic groups have increased. Exposure to financial difficulties in the childhood years can have negative effects on the well-being and health of caregivers and their children. This makes the financial situation of families an area in need of public health interventions.
Details
- Period: 2020-01-01 – 2025-06-30
- Funder: Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare
- Type of funding: Applied Welfare Planning Grant; Applied Welfare Project Grant
Description
Despite the fact that Swedish household have experienced an improved general economic standard, this is not true for all families and households. There are today large differences between socioeconomic groups.
The purpose of the study is to test a new way of work, where nurses at child health care (CHC) centres ask questions about finances to visiting parents. If the parents experience financial difficulty, or face a risk of financial difficulty, they can receive support. Through Healthier Wealthier Families, parents can get in contact with the free municipal financial counselling service in their municipality. The goal of the study is to test a more preventative way of work, to reduce the number of children living in families who experiencing financial difficulties.
On this website, we will share information about the work with the study.
Contact
Contact PhD student Nina Johansson regarding this study!
Page for parents and study participants
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Page for regional and municipal services
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Responsible researchers
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The BDC Study
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