Parents

Impact of Parent Training on Family Functioning

Parent training programs can be beneficial to improving family functioning. Two groups of parents whose children were receiving mental health treatment participated in the study. The experimental group completed the eight-week parent training program, whereas the control group did not.

2001
Adams, J. F.

Identifying High-Needs Families in the U.S. Air Force New Parent Support Program

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) New Parent Support Program (NPSP) is a voluntary family maltreatment prevention program for expectant parents and parents of young children. NPSP mothers are classified as “low needs” (LN) or “high needs” (HN) based on their Family

2015
Travis, W. J.
Walker, M. H.
Besetsny, L. K.
McCarthy, R. J.
Coley, S. L.
Rabenhorst, M. M.
Milner, J. S.

Identifying High-Needs Families in the U.S. Air Force New Parent Support Program

The risk for child maltreatment may be higher among families who experience high levels of stress. To better understand this risk in U.S. Air Force (USAF) families, the degree to which new or expectant mothers' level of needs predicted future child maltreatment were explored.

2015
Travis, W. J.
Walker, M. H.
Besetsny, L. K.
McCarthy, R. J.
Coley, S. L.
Rabenhorst, M. M.
Milner, J. S.