Prevention of negative social outcomes Other
Conditions
Interventions
In 2018, UNODC developed a family skills programme called ‘Strong Families’, which was tailored for challenged and humanitarian settings (selective level prevention). Building on the positive evidence
Sponsors
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Primary caregiver with a child aged between 8 and 15 years old 2. Speaking Italian 3. Willing to take part in the Family UNited programme and the data collection 4. Being in the area for the duration of the whole study and measurement meetings
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Having taken part in any other family skills training programme during the last 24 months 2. The primary caregiver and child lived separately from each other
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Child mental health measured using a paper-based questionnaire, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at baseline (1 week before the start of the intervention), at 2 weeks after programme completion and then 6 weeks post-intervention 2. Parenting skills measured using a paper-based questionnaire, Parenting and Family Adjustment Scales (PAFAS) at baseline (1 week before the start of the intervention), at 2 weeks after programme completion and then 6 weeks post-intervention 3. Social-ecological resilience self-reported by children measured using the paper-based Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-R) at baseline (1 week before the start of the intervention), at 2 weeks after programme completion and then 6 weeks post-intervention 4. To measure youth's opinions or feelings about fighting (defined as physical fights, with pushing and hitting), not just arguments, measured using the “Attitude Toward Interpersonal Peer Violence” (ATIPV) at baseline (1 week before the start of the intervention), at 2 weeks after programme completion and then 6 weeks post-intervention 5. For stratification, demographic characteristics measured using a paper-based Family Demographics Questionnaire at baseline | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Implementation process evaluated based on the number of sessions provided by coordinators in the field, and information on fidelity, dose received, reach and inputs provided by facilitators and independent observers at the end of each session of the Family UNited programme (after completion of each of the three sessions with families during the actual intervention period) | — |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed