Saturday, October 11, 2025

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Whilst access, cost and availability are important for achieving good sleep health, interventions must be relevant, effective and appropriate to the client/ patient group. Data shows consistent attrition from some sleep interventions for children, with evidence that families seek help from family, friends and social media rather than sleep health professionals. Why this is the case? This symposium will present evidence, including case studies, confirming help seeking behaviours are strongly influenced by perceptions of whether the treatment aligns with both evidence and parental and cultural considerations. Optimal and targeted sleep heath care delivery embracing lived experience, community needs, preferences and cultural factors, would potentially address these issues.