Parental mental health, child social-emotional development, parent-child relationship and social inclusion. Mental and Behavioural Disorders Parental mental health, child social-emotional development, parent-child relationship and social inclusion.
Conditions
Interventions
Recruitment of parents is facilitated by participating organisations/ family services. An invitation poster for the study has been sent from the Mellow Parenting (MP) Evaluation Team to all MP practit
Personal Group, joint lunch/activity and Parenting Worksh
Sponsors
The AIM Foundation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Mums and dads 2. Experience complex and additional care needs (e.g. mental health issues, substance misuse, poor parenting, involvement to statutory child protection) and who have at least one child (girl or boy) under the age of 18 months 3. Who are referred by a health-related professional (e.g. health visitor, social worker, midwife, GP) or are self-referred to a family support service with trained Mellow Babies practitioners in the regions of England, Scotland and Nothern Ireland 4. Have been informed about the aims and procedures of the research project and have signed a written consent form 5.1. Attend a Mellow Babies early intervention group starting between 1/2/2017 and 30/6/2017 (Study Group) 5.2. On a waiting list for attending a Mellow Babies group beyond the project's timescale or are receiving another group intervention/ activity (Care as Usual) within the service during the set time period due to reasons such as service's availability/funding (Control Group)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Do not have a child (girl or boy) under the age of 18 months 2. To attend a Mellow Babies early intervention group within the project's timescale, but all or the majority (2 out of 3) of the practitioners facilitating the group have not had a previous Mellow Babies delivery experience. This criterion is applied to ensure fidelity to the Mellow Babies intervention programme. 3. Satisfy the rest of the inclusion criteria but do not wish to take part in the research project
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Quality of parent-child relationship. Interaction is measured using the Mellow Parenting Observation System (MPOS) and Elizabeth Meins & Charles Fernyhough (2015) Mind-Mindedness video observation at baseline and 14 weeks 2. Parents attitudes and beliefs about self and relationship with their child will be measured by using a 10 point Likert scale referred to as the “the tunnel” at baseline, 7 and 14 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Child: Child social and emotional indicators are measured using Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social and Emotional (ASQ: SE-2) at baseline and 14 weeks. Parent: 1. Parental well-being is measured using the Brief Symptom Inventory 18 (BSI-18) and Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (Short Form) at baseline and 14 weeks 2. Parental confidence is measured using the Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale (KPCS) at baseline and 14 weeks 3. Ongoing parental engagement with services is measured using qualitative feedback from parents and professionals at 14 weeks. In addition to data collected through semi-structured interviews, at week 14 group facilitators will provide a “Further Service Uptake” and a “Group Attendance” sheet for each participant | — |
Countries
England, Scotland, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed