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  • Are we meeting the needs of vulnerable children? Distribution of speech-language pathology services on the Gold Coast, Australia

    Author(s)
    Conway, M
    Krahe, MA
    Weir, KA
    Reilly, S
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Krahe, Michelle
    Reilly, Sheena
    Conway, Maya V.
    Weir, Kelly A.
    Year published
    2021
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    Abstract
    Background: Compared to national averages, the Gold Coast, Australia, has a proportionately higher number of children entering their first year of primary school with 'at risk' or 'vulnerable' language skills. This paper investigates the distribution of paediatric speech-language pathology (SLP) services on the Gold Coast, relative to children's language and cognitive skills, and socioeconomic status (SES). Methods: SLP service locations were identified through national association data and a manual search and mapped against SES and Australian Early Development Census data, for language and cognitive skills. Results: ...
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    Background: Compared to national averages, the Gold Coast, Australia, has a proportionately higher number of children entering their first year of primary school with 'at risk' or 'vulnerable' language skills. This paper investigates the distribution of paediatric speech-language pathology (SLP) services on the Gold Coast, relative to children's language and cognitive skills, and socioeconomic status (SES). Methods: SLP service locations were identified through national association data and a manual search and mapped against SES and Australian Early Development Census data, for language and cognitive skills. Results: Data for 7595 children was included, with 943 (12.4%) at risk and 780 (12.6%) vulnerable for language and cognitive skills. A total of 75 SLPs were identified (85.3% private, 14.6% public), which is 1 SLP to every 23 children who might have current or impending speech, language and communication needs. Fewer services were available in areas where vulnerable children were located and most were private providers, leading to further potential barriers to service access. Conclusions: The number of SLP services located on the Gold Coast is inadequate to meet the needs of children with language and cognitive skill vulnerabilities. Consideration of how services might be distributed is explored and warrants further consideration.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Public Health
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaa275
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    This publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
    Subject
    Public Health and Health Services
    child
    health equity
    health services
    health services accessibility
    language
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/402476
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