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Building Healthy Children: A preventive intervention for high-risk young families

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2021

Elizabeth M. Demeusy Open the ORCID record for Elizabeth M. Demeusy [Opens in a new window] ,
Elizabeth D. Handley ,
Jody Todd Manly ,
Robin Sturm  and
Sheree L. Toth
Elizabeth M. Demeusy
Affiliation:
Mt. Hope Family Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Elizabeth D. Handley
Affiliation:
Mt. Hope Family Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Jody Todd Manly
Affiliation:
Mt. Hope Family Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Robin Sturm
Affiliation:
Mt. Hope Family Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Sheree L. Toth*
Affiliation:
Mt. Hope Family Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
*
Author for Correspondence: Dr. Sheree Toth, Mt. Hope Family Center, University of Rochester, 187 Edinburgh St., Rochester, NY, 14608; E-mail: Sheree_Toth@URMC.Rochester.edu.
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Abstract

The Building Healthy Children (BHC) home-visiting preventive intervention was designed to provide concrete support and evidence-based intervention to young mothers and their infants who were at heightened risk for child maltreatment and poor developmental outcomes. This paper presents two studies examining the short- and long-term effectiveness of this program at promoting positive parenting and maternal mental health, while preventing child maltreatment and harsh parenting. It also examines the intervention's sustained effect on child symptomatology and self-regulation. At baseline, young mothers and their infants were randomly assigned to receive BHC or Enhanced Community Standard. Families were assessed longitudinally across four time points. Data were also collected from the child's teacher at follow-up. Mothers who received BHC evidenced significant reductions in depressive symptoms at mid-intervention, which was associated with improvements in parenting self-efficacy and stress as well as decreased child internalizing and externalizing symptoms at postintervention. The follow-up study found that BHC mothers exhibited less harsh and inconsistent parenting, and marginally less psychological aggression. BHC children also exhibited less externalizing behavior and self-regulatory difficulties across parent and teacher report. Following the impactful legacy of Dr. Edward Zigler, these findings underline the importance of early, evidence-based prevention to promote well-being in high-risk children and families.

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Building Healthy Childrenchild behaviorhome visitingpreventive interventionyoung mothers

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Development and Psychopathology , Volume 33 , Special Issue 2: Honoring the Legacy of Ed Zigler's Lifetime Contributions to Science, Society, and Child Wellbeing , May 2021 , pp. 598 - 613
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