“…Having support (e.g. help from friends and family) and resources (financial resources, personal resources) reduces stress (Bristol, 1979, Zeitlin, Williamson & Rosenblatt, 1985, Dyson & Fewell, 1986, Gabel & Kotsch, 1981. Multi-risk families often have high levels of stress (environment, parent and child) and low levels of support such as isolation, few friends, no phone, no transportation, lack of work (Cicchetti, 1987), Breitmayer & Ramey, 1982).…”