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Despite the benefits of family support services in supporting families with limited resources, numerous barriers impede service access, thereby impacting family well-being. Considering the paucity of literature defining family well-being from family perspectives, our study addressed the question of how caregivers perceive access to and the experience of family support services in their family’s well-being. This qualitative study engaged 10 caregivers with experience accessing family support services in focus groups. Using grounded theory informed by McGregor’s family well-being framework, several factors associated with family well-being were identified as well as the relationship between these factors and accessing services in their community. Future practice and policy should seek to integrate family voice to maximize investments in families and their well-being.

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family well-being social support globalization and social work subjects of practice access to services disparities/social determinates of health caregiver perspectives qualitative research methods and analytics

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