Public Services for Families with Mentally Handicapped Children, 1992

The purpose of the study was to shed light on the need for and use of public assistance in families with mentally disabled children and adolescents living at home, in relation to the HVPU reform. The survey, conducted through questionnaires, focused on the need for and use of respite care, support contact arrangements, help from relatives and friends, alternative housing solutions, membership in parent associations, views on the reform, daycare services, school services, leisure home arrangements, views on public services, financial benefits, parents' employment situations, family composition, and type of disability. The sample consisted of families with mentally disabled children aged 0-20 years in selected municipalities. The gross sample was 740, and the net sample was 486.

本研究旨在阐明与HVPU改革相关的、居家生活的智力障碍儿童及青少年家庭对公共援助的需求与使用现状。本次调研采用问卷法开展，聚焦以下核心维度：喘息照护服务（respite care）的需求与使用情况、支持性联络安排、亲友帮扶、替代性住房方案、家长协会会员资格、对本次改革的看法、日托服务、学校服务、居家休闲照料安排、对公共服务的评价、财政补助、父母就业状况、家庭构成以及残疾类型。调研样本取自选定市镇范围内的0至20岁智力障碍儿童所在家庭，初始样本量为740份，有效样本量为486份。