TY - JOUR
T1 - Policies are Needed to Increase the Reach and Impact of Evidence-Based Parenting Supports
T2 - A Call for a Population-Based Approach to Supporting Parents, Children, and Families
AU - Doyle, Frances L.
AU - Morawska, Alina
AU - Higgins, Daryl J.
AU - Havighurst, Sophie S.
AU - Mazzucchelli, Trevor G.
AU - Toumbourou, John W.
AU - Middeldorp, Christel M.
AU - Chainey, Carys
AU - Cobham, Vanessa E.
AU - Harnett, Paul
AU - Sanders, Matthew R.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Parents can be essential change-agents in their children’s lives. To support parents in their parenting role, a range of programs have been developed and evaluated. In this paper, we provide an overview of the evidence for the effectiveness of parenting interventions for parents and children across a range of outcomes, including child and adolescent mental and physical health, child and adolescent competencies and academic outcomes, parental skills and competencies, parental wellbeing and mental health, and prevention of child maltreatment and family violence. Although there is extensive research showing the effectiveness of evidence-based parenting programs, these are not yet widely available at a population level and many parents are unable to access support. We outline how to achieve increased reach of evidence-based parenting supports, highlighting the policy imperative to adequately support the use of these supports as a way to address high priority mental health, physical health, and social problems.
AB - Parents can be essential change-agents in their children’s lives. To support parents in their parenting role, a range of programs have been developed and evaluated. In this paper, we provide an overview of the evidence for the effectiveness of parenting interventions for parents and children across a range of outcomes, including child and adolescent mental and physical health, child and adolescent competencies and academic outcomes, parental skills and competencies, parental wellbeing and mental health, and prevention of child maltreatment and family violence. Although there is extensive research showing the effectiveness of evidence-based parenting programs, these are not yet widely available at a population level and many parents are unable to access support. We outline how to achieve increased reach of evidence-based parenting supports, highlighting the policy imperative to adequately support the use of these supports as a way to address high priority mental health, physical health, and social problems.
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UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34989941
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01309-0
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01309-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 34989941
SN - 0009-398X
JO - Child psychiatry and human development
JF - Child psychiatry and human development
ER -