Changing Directions and Expanding Horizons: Moving towards More Inclusive Healthcare for Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities
Abstract
:1. Childhood Developmental Disability: Then and Now
2. Raising a Child with a Developmental Disability: State of the Evidence
3. ‘It Takes a Village’, but Where Is It to Be Found
4. Research and Practice Implications
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Novak-Pavlic, M.; Rosenbaum, P.; Di Rezze, B. Changing Directions and Expanding Horizons: Moving towards More Inclusive Healthcare for Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 6983. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20216983
Novak-Pavlic M, Rosenbaum P, Di Rezze B. Changing Directions and Expanding Horizons: Moving towards More Inclusive Healthcare for Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(21):6983. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20216983
Chicago/Turabian StyleNovak-Pavlic, Monika, Peter Rosenbaum, and Briano Di Rezze. 2023. "Changing Directions and Expanding Horizons: Moving towards More Inclusive Healthcare for Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 21: 6983. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20216983