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Filter by:The purpose of the Fresno Area Workforce Development Board FIRE program evaluation is to determine whether primary (i.e., behaviors) and secondary (i.e., attitudes) outcomes improve for participants after completing the Fresno FIRE program. Understanding the ways in which the Fresno FIRE program supports healthy parenting relationships and financial stability is important for those providing services to at-risk fathers.
The purpose of this study is to help fathers establish and strengthen their relationship with their children and the mothers of their children; to reduce domestic violence in vulnerable families; to improve economic stability of fathers through comprehensive, job-driven career services; to employ intensive case management barrier removal, individual job coaching, and comprehensive family development to improve short and long-term outcomes.
This study is the local process and impact evaluation for Saint Francis Ministries' Fatherhood FIRE Program.
Postnatal depression (PND) is a type of depression that can occur in some parents after the birth of their baby. PND has been estimated to affect 1 in 10 new parents; mothers in particular are at an increased risk of developing PND in the first year after childbirth. Symptoms of PND include a persistent feeling of sadness or low mood, a lack of enjoyment and loss of interest in the wider world, lack of energy and feeling tired all the time, difficulty bonding with your baby, withdrawing from contact with other people and problems concentrating and making decisions. Research has shown that mothers with PND have more cognitive, behavioural and interpersonal issues, and lower mood, energy and concentration than mothers without PND. Current treatments for PND include self-help resources, support from local and national organisations, psychological therapy or antidepressants with varying success rates. Further research is required to investigate accessible, cost-effective preventions or treatments for new mothers who are at risk or have been diagnosed with PND. There is also a pressing need to investigate natural alternatives to medication, especially for breastfeeding mothers who do not want to expose their infants to pharmaceuticals through breast milk. Flavonoids are naturally occurring compounds found in high levels in foods such as berry and citrus fruits, leafy green vegetables, tea, dark chocolate and red wine. Evidence suggests that consumption of high flavonoid foods can improve health and cognitive outcomes. Prior research investigating daily dietary flavonoid intervention in a postnatal population for 2 weeks indicated significantly higher physical quality of life and significantly lower state anxiety in mothers of infants under 1 year old, at the end of the intervention. These benefits were not observed in the control group. This data shows promise for the management of mood in a key period for mothers and their babies, where risk of PND is high. The research aim of the current study will be to further these investigations to see whether implementation of a high flavonoid diet across a 2 week period positively affects maternal mental health, specifically mood, anxiety, depressive symptoms and perceived quality of life. The study will involve recruiting mothers of infants under 6 months old to take part in an online study investigating diet and mental health. Mothers will be assigned to either a high flavonoid diet or a control condition for 2 weeks. They will complete online questionnaires (Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS), Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Postpartum-Specific Anxiety Scale (PSAS), World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) at the start (day 0) and end (day 14) of the dietary intervention. In this study, a sub-sample of fathers will also be recruited to take part in the same study to assess if dietary or mood outcomes are similar or different in this population. This pilot data will inform future research of dietary interventions in new fathers. The study does not pose ethical issues. Participants will be asked to complete non-invasive questionnaires about their mood and quality of life. For those in the high flavonoid group the change to diet will not be extreme; this group will be encouraged to include 2 items from a list of high flavonoid foods in their daily food consumption. All participants will be provided with helplines and web links upon debrief should they wish to seek further support. The helplines provided will be Samaritans UK and PANDAs Foundation. Web links to NHS, MIND and the Association for Postnatal Illness will also be listed.
The purpose of this study is to assess the acceptability and feasibility of screening common mental health difficulties in fathers and partners of women accessing perinatal mental health services.
The main hypothesis of this study is that Kangaroo Father Care (KFC) will positively impact acute physiologic and long-term behavioral outcomes in infants, fathers, and families.
The majority of men experiencing opioid use disorder and receiving treatment are fathers. Substance use, transitions between in-patient and out-patient treatment, and reunification as a family, all create considerable strain and are predictive of a host of negative long-term outcomes including increased rates of relapse for fathers and elevated risk for behavioral, emotional, and substance use problems in their children. Evidence-based parenting interventions for fathers are lacking in general, yet are exceedingly rare for fathers participating in opioid use disorder treatment, even though the extant research literature suggests the integration of services is not only timely but may help engage and retain fathers in treatment and produce protective factors for children. The goal of this project is to develop and evaluate a prototype of a usable innovative web-based program that integrates existing evidence-based parenting programs, yet tailored specifically to fathers with opioid use disorder and designed for the opioid treatment context in order to promote the implementation and dissemination of father specific empirically-supported treatment.
The primary aim of this study is to evaluate first time father's experience during childbirth in three different maternity hospitals in Lorraine. Secondary aims of this study is to identify domains that need improvement in order to enhance fathers's experience during childbirth.
The purpose of this study is to identify changes in parenting, relationship, and financial responsibility outcomes among program participants and to identify processes through which the Dads' Club program affects performance outcomes.
This study evaluates the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of Text4Father among first-time lower income fathers. Half of the participants will receive Text4Father - a text messaging educational program - from mid-pregnancy through 2 months of postnatal age, while the other half will receive usual care.