Collaboration to Promote Early Childhood Well Being in Families Experiencing Homelessness

Duke University31 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to help us learn what are the best services to promote young children's healthy development for families who are experiencing homelessness. Participants may participate in three programs: 1. Healthy Home: four weekly, one-hour group sessions on health topics; 2. Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC): 10, one-hour parenting with parent and child; 3. Healthy Steps: helps families identify, understand and manage parenting challenges completed at well child visits. Participants will be asked to complete surveys, participate in focus groups, and interviews about the experiences with the services offered. Questionnaires about understanding health issues and surveys about parenting behaviors and self-efficacy will also be completed. Study duration is approximately 10 - 12 weeks. Programs may be continued once families move into permanent housing.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Families Experiencing Homelessness With Children Under 48 Months of Age

Interventions

An evidence-based health literacy curriculum will be developed and implemented based on competencies of understanding and applying health information. The

Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up Infant (6-24 months) and Toddler (24-48 months).BEHAVIORAL

ABC includes 10 in-home, manualized sessions with parents and infants, targeting: 1) increasing parents' nurturing when children are distressed, 2) helping parents follow children's lead, 3) decreasing frightening parent behaviors, and (for ABC-Toddler) managing dysregulation.

HealthyStepsBEHAVIORAL

Healthy Steps helps families identify, understand and manage parenting challenges like feeding, behavior, sleep, development and adjusting to life with a young child

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Head of household of families living at FMF with at least one child under 48 months. * All subjects must be English speaking and able to give legally effective consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speaking subjects

Locations (1)

Families Moving Forward

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Feasibility of the intervention as measured by a composite of satisfaction surveys and focus groups with families and staff.

Time frame: up to 12 months

Changes in parent and child functioning as measured by composite of observation and self-report.

Time frame: Baseline and 12 months

Secondary Outcomes

Sustainability as measured by focus groups of staff

Time frame: up to 12 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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