Child Abuse
Conditions
Keywords
child abuse, child neglect
Brief summary
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the Healthy Families Durham (HFD) program by comparing the traditional 3-year program to 18-months of Healthy Families Durham to Yearly Visits with case management referrals to community services as usual, and to determine whether participation in the program reduces the number of reports for child maltreatment within the first seven years of the child's life.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALHealthy Families Durham
Implementation of Healthy Families America program plus Parents As Teachers curriculum
BEHAVIORALYearly Checkup
Mother and child are assessed annually and based on responses and stated needs, referrals to community resources are made.
Sponsors
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
The Duke Endowment
Duke University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* mother is a first-time parent (has been a primary caregiver of a child for less than 3 months total * resident of Durham, North Carolina * mother is being referred during pregnancy * has at least one of the following risk factors: 16 years old or younger; lack of social support; history of substance abuse in the past 12 months; ever received treatment for alcohol or drug problems; history of domestic violence; history of being abused or neglected as a child; history of mental health problems in past 12 months; past child protective services involvement as a parent
Exclusion criteria
* actively suicidal or homicidal * acutely psychotic * moderately to severely mentally retarded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Durham County, North Carolina Department of Social Services reports of child maltreatment | 2011 |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed