Family & Parenting Supports
A parent’s caregiving style is critical to a child's health and well-being. Today’s parents do not receive the support they need to meet the developmental and emotional needs of their children. PolicyLab research is piloting numerous community-based prevention and treatment interventions to improve understanding of how effective parenting support can improve child outcomes.
Building Better Behavior
Building Better Behavior is a behavioral health intervention for preschool children in one of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s primary care centers. Its aim is to help young children with behavioral problems and support their families through parent coaching and individual and group counseling to prevent more serious problems and promote school readiness.
Evaluating Home Visiting Programs after Dissemination: How are They Faring?
This evaluation of the prenatal home visitation program, The Nurse Family Partnership (NFP), aims to assess the program's impact on three specific outcome measures to inform practice improvement initiatives and dissemination efforts.
Children’s Stability and Well-Being Study (CSAW): Evaluating an Evidence-based Intervention Project
In partnership with the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Human Services and the Department of Behavioral Health, this project pilots the co-location of two evidence-based behavioral health interventions Parent-Child Interaction Therapy and Child Adult Relationship Enhancement training in selected foster care agencies.
Enhancing Parenting for Depressed Caregivers
This project involves the development and implementation of a primary care-based parenting intervention for depressed caregivers of young children. The intervention aims to reduce symptoms of depression in caregivers and ultimately improve child health outcomes.
