It is well known that the course of family life is not always smooth. The present study is a descriptive study to identify the high risk families in terms of health and assess their coping strategies in a selected community of Kashmir. Objectives: To identify the high risk families in terms of health in a selected community, to assess the coping strategies of the families and to establish relationship between coping strategies and risk status of families. Methods: Descriptive cross sectional survey design was adopted with a sample of 100 families. The data was collected through systematic random sampling. A structured interview schedule on internal and external environment for identifying high risk families, Aggarwal, O.P. et al, a standardized tool for identifying socio-economic status of the families, Rating scale for assessing coping strategies of families and Pro forma for Anthropometric observation and haemoglobin estimation for identifying obesity, malnutrition and anaemia was used. Result: The findings revealed that 38% of the families were high risk and 62% were in the category of low risk. Majority of the families i.e., 83% had adequate coping strategies and 17% of families had inadequate coping strategies. There was a significant relationship between risk status of families and their coping strategies as obtained by Chi-square at 0.05 level of significance.