Table 3.

Parent-reported concerns about index child

Concern category	Primary	Secondary	Tertiary	Total
Conduct problems* (n, %)	18 (38.3)	27 (58.7)	24 (53.3)	69 (50.0)
Parent-child relationship and communication (n, %)	16 (34.0)	2 (4.4)	4 (8.9)	22 (15.9)
Child self-regulation† (n, %)	4 (8.5)	11 (23.9)	7 (15.6)	22 (15.9)
Emotional distress‡ (n, %)	8 (17.0)	4 (8.8)	7 (15.6)	19 (13.8)
Other§ (n, %)	1 (2.1)	2 (4.4)	1 (2.2)	4 (2.9)
School (n, %)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (4.4)	2 (1.5)
Total (n, %)	47	46	45	138

*including anger, tantrums, defiance, non-compliance, aggression, running away and lying.

†including overactivity, poor concentration, overeating and wetting.

‡including low mood, anxiety, low self-esteem.

§including risk behaviours.