Mellow Babies: an attachment-based group intervention for families with complex & additional social care needs

The AIM Foundation0 个研究点目标入组 91 人开始时间: 2017年4月18日最近更新: 2024年5月21日

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试验速览

2021 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245226 results (added 04/02/2021) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36519512/ qualitative data collected as part of the study via semi-structured interviews with parents who completed the MB groups (added 22/12/2022)

•1. Mums and dads
•2. Experience complex and additional care needs (e.g. mental health issues, substance misuse, poor parenting, involvement to statutory child protection) and who have at least one child (girl or boy) under the age of 18 months
•3. Who are referred by a health-related professional (e.g. health visitor, social worker, midwife, GP) or are self-referred to a family support service with trained Mellow Babies practitioners in the regions of England, Scotland and Nothern Ireland
•4. Have been informed about the aims and procedures of the research project and have signed a written consent form
•5.1. Attend a Mellow Babies early intervention group starting between 1/2/2017 and 30/6/2017 (Study Group)
•5.2. On a waiting list for attending a Mellow Babies group beyond the project's timescale or are receiving another group intervention/ activity (Care as Usual) within the service during the set time period due to reasons such as service's availability/funding (Control Group)

•1. Do not have a child (girl or boy) under the age of 18 months
•2. To attend a Mellow Babies early intervention group within the project's timescale, but all or the majority (2 out of 3) of the practitioners facilitating the group have not had a previous Mellow Babies delivery experience. This criterion is applied to ensure fidelity to the Mellow Babies intervention programme.
•3. Satisfy the rest of the inclusion criteria but do not wish to take part in the research project

发起方

The AIM Foundation