Improving psychosocial services for vulnerable families with young children: strengthening links between health and social services in Germany

BMJ. 2018 Dec 7:363:k4786. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k4786.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ National Centre for Early Prevention, Federal Centre for Health Education, Koeln, Germany.
² Berlin, Germany.
³ Koeln, Germany.
⁴ Early Childhood Intervention, Ortenau, Germany.
⁵ Early Childhood Intervention, Federal State Rhineland Palatinate, Germany.
⁶ Early Childhood Intervention, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
⁷ Early Childhood Intervention, Dortmund, Germany.
⁸ Federal Centre for Health Education, Koeln, Germany.

Abstract

Ilona Renner and colleagues describe cross-sectoral collaborative efforts in Germany to enhance the skills of parents to care for young children

MeSH terms

Child Health Services / standards*
Child, Preschool
Family
Female
Germany
Government Programs / methods*
Health Services Accessibility
Health Services Needs and Demand
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Intersectoral Collaboration
Male
Pregnancy
Program Evaluation / methods
Social Work / methods
Social Work / standards*
Vulnerable Populations