An intervention for social work clients with children facing complex financial problems in Finland

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Financial difficulties; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN38586825
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Turku

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-11-28
• Last Update Posted: 9 January 2023
• Study Completion: 2023-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

Clients of social services living in the participating municipalities or municipal federations who have experienced at least one of the following financial difficulties in the past 6 months:
1. Difficulty in paying bills or debts or covering housing costs on time
2. Difficulty in meeting basic needs (e.g., food, medicine, or clothing)
3. Experiencing a lack of financial management knowledge or skills
4. Feelings of financial anxiety or stress

In addition, the clients must have an underage child or children. The clients participating in the study may live in either a two-parent or a single-parent household. In a two-parent household, only one parent may participate in the study. In the case of shared care, the child must reside equally with both parents.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Any acute crisis in the family which prevents participation in the study (e.g., serious illness or parental divorce)
2. Child protection services are currently involved
3. A criminal investigation involving a member of the family
4. Parents neither speak nor write Finnish (all materials are currently only available in Finnish)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified