Synopsis A sample of over 6000 women was recruited in the last trimester pregnancy and administered a 40-item self-report questionnaire designed to detect presence factors that were likely increase risk postpartum depression. The mental state almost 5000 these determined at around 6 8 weeks postpartum. By conducting series logistic regressions on two-thirds this original set variables reduced predictive index 17 items with weighted scores calculated for each. This then applied remaining...

Abstract Early childhood home visiting is a preventive service delivery strategy that aims to promote child and parent health, positive parenting, development school readiness, family economic self-sufficiency. To meet families’ needs, programs provide combination of direct services, referrals linkages community-based services. Service coordination therefore critical component visiting’s role within the early system care. This multiple-case study describes facilitators barriers coordination,...

Although there is an aggressive push towards interprofessional collaboration in higher education as well practice, the traditional culture and organization of education, need for history disciplinary distinction, may impede these efforts. Using online survey, this study explored relationship between professional socialization 157 graduate students four disciplines their perceptions attitudes about collaboration. Results indicate that first year had more positive than advanced students....

Strong communication skills are necessary to engage families, perform accurate assessments, and motivate behavior change around sensitive issues encountered in home visiting. A two-arm, cluster-randomized trial evaluated the impact of a trans-model communications training course for visitors. Fourteen visiting programs Maryland were assigned intervention (n = 7 programs; 30 visitors) or wait-list control group 34 visitors). Independent observers assessed fidelity. Visitor's attitudes,...

<title>Abstract</title> Evidence-Based Home Visiting (EBHV) is a promising service strategy to promote parent and child health well-being among families who are justice-involved (JI), such as those in which parents or have recently been incarcerated, under community supervision, awaiting undergoing trial. However, few studies assessed the capacity of EBHV programs adequately acknowledge, support, meet needs JI families. The aim present study was examine home visitor (HV) practices,...

Implementation of evidence-based interventions in "real-world" settings is enhanced when front-line staff view the intervention as acceptable, appropriate, and feasible. This qualitative study addresses Early Head Start (EHS) home visitors' perceptions experiences an parenting intervention, Attachment Biobehavioral Catch-up program (M. Dozier, O. Lindhiem, & J. Ackerman, 2005), added to EHS services usual within context a research-practice partnership. Thematic analysis in-depth, interviews...

Postpartum mothers are at heightened risk for heavy episodic drinking (HED). Research with this population is critical to developing acceptable and effective tailored interventions, but new who use alcohol often reluctant engage in research due stigma fear of child removal. This study examined feasibility recruitment ecological momentary assessment (EMA) early postpartum histories HED.Participants were recruited via Facebook Reddit completed 14 days EMA surveys. Baseline characteristics,...

Home visiting is a well-supported strategy for addressing maternal and child health disparities. However, evidence-based models generally share implementation challenges at scale, including engagement retention of families. Precision home may address this issue. This paper describes the first known pilot randomized trial precision approach vs. standard implementation. Primary aims are to: 1) explore acceptability feasibility to 2) examine difference between Standard Family Spirit on...

The federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program provides funding to states promote health development of at-risk expectant families with young children. MIECHV programs are required coordinate services within a larger system care; yet, little is known about state-level factors that support coordination.This study examined supports barriers for coordination home visiting other entities the early childhood care.A Web-based survey was distributed in 2016 via...

Abstract Evidence-based maternal, infant, and early home visiting (EBHV) is a potential strategy to support parent child health well-being among families headed by with an intellectual disability (ID). Little known about the capacity of EBHV programs meet needs parents ID effectively. This study examined visitor practices perceptions services for ID. Home staff recruited from national practice-based research network participated in web-based surveys. Practices varied widely across sites were...

Risky drinking is prevalent among women of childbearing age. Although many reduce their during pregnancy, more than half return to prepregnancy levels the early postpartum period. in new mothers may be associated with negative child and maternal health outcomes; however, are unlikely seek treatment for risky because stigma fear protective service involvement. SMS text messaging a promising approach reaching non-treatment-seeking at risk drinking. interventions (TMIs) empirically supported...

Introduction Tobacco and nicotine use are prevalent in residential substance disorder (SUD) treatment programs that serve pregnant parenting women. This study evaluated a group intervention integrates knitting instruction, psychoeducation, social support to improve readiness quit reduce tobacco among this population.