The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and its consumer affiliate have released a new PSA and public education campaign aimed at caregivers of people with speech, language, or hearing difficulties — with poll data showing that audiologist and speech-language pathologist intervention significantly improves outcomes....
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No actionable change to clinical practice; audiologists may wish to share or promote this public education campaign to help caregivers seek professional services.
Raising caregiver awareness of audiologists and SLPs could increase referrals and reduce the well-documented gap between hearing difficulty onset and help-seeking.
- 01ASHA and consumer affiliate CHSA jointly launched the 'Helping You Communicate' campaign.
- 02Campaign includes a public service announcement (PSA) aimed at caregivers of people with communication disorders.
- 03Supported by poll data measuring caregiver awareness of audiologists and SLPs.
- 04Targets a broadly under-served population: caregivers navigating speech, language, and hearing challenges.
Caregivers of people with speech, language, or hearing difficulties have low awareness of audiologists and SLPs.
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