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Parent Survey Shows One in 40 Children in U.S. Receive Autism Diagnoses
November 27, 2018 | Emily Taylor
An analysis of parent survey data for about 43,000 children aged 3-17 from the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health showed that 2.5 percent of parents reported their child had received a diagnosis of autism. In addition, parents of children with autism were 44 percent more likely to report difficulty getting their children needed mental health treatment.
Research: How Early Head Start Prevents Child Maltreatment
November 1, 2018 | Emily Taylor
Child Trends has published a research-to-practice brief on a study on the role of programs that serve families with infants and toddlers like Early Head Start (EHS) in reducing child abuse and neglect. The study found that participating families had positive short-term outcomes that led to lower risk of child welfare involvement in the future. The brief also includes recommendations for early childhood programs.
Depression Treatment for Children Can Also Lower Parents’ Depression Symptoms
September 18, 2018 | Emily Taylor
A recent viewpoint article in The Atlantic looked at growing research around the relational aspects of mental health and mental health treatment, including recent research showing that when teens are treated for depression, parents also show improvement in their depression symptoms.
Making the preschool magic last as children get older
August 29, 2018 | Emily Taylor
This article from Hechinger Report profiles the success of Christopher House, a nonprofit in Chicago that runs a charter elementary school and several preschools. From the preschool on, Christopher House focuses on supporting the needs of the entire family. Based on the academic performance of its students, the approach is successful.
Research: Balancing Work and Family Even More Challenging for Parents of Children with Behavioral Health Concerns
August 22, 2018 | Emily Taylor
The National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) recently highlighted a research article, “Employed parents of children receiving mental health services: Caregiver strain and work–life integration,” published in the journal Families in Society. Researchers at the RTC for Pathways to Positive Futures looked at previous study data based on caregiver interviews from families of children and teens receiving behavioral health treatment. Along with missed work days related to their children’s behavioral health needs, researchers also evaluated the impact of caregiver strain on employment.
Research: Impact of Parental Incarceration
July 19, 2018 | Emily Taylor
Results of a study recently published in the journal Pediatrics showed that young adults whose parents had been incarcerated are less likely to use health care and more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors compared to peers whose parents had not been incarcerated. Researchers looked at data of 13,000 young adults aged 24-32 and found that 10 percent had a parent incarcerated during their childhood. According to the researchers, more than 5 million American children have had an incarcerated parent, making this an important area for further research.
Read more about the study on the impact of parental incarceration»
Regular screening can find teen depression, but getting treatment isn’t easy
April 24, 2018 | Emily Taylor
In this Washington Post article the author notes that despite increased screening by primary physicians, many families face significant challenges in finding mental health treatment for their teens once they are diagnosed. Some of the challenges mentioned by the parents interviewed included finding a provider who accepts their insurance, is not too far away, has availability and with whom their child feels comfortable with.
Research Shows Benefits of Online Parent Training for Young Children with ADHD
October 16, 2017 | Emily Taylor
Research published recently in The Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology found positive benefits of online parent training on behavior therapy for children with ADHD. The study included 47 families in Pennsylvania with children 3-5 years old who met diagnostic criteria for ADHD. Families were randomly assigned to in-person parent education, online parent education or the wait-list control group. The study results showed that online training was similarly effective to the in-person training.
How ‘Sesame Street’ is helping kids learn to cope with trauma
October 6, 2017 | Emily Taylor
Sesame Street in Communities has released a new set of free materials designed to help young children and their families deal with trauma. The online resources include videos of the beloved Sesame Street Muppets focused on coping strategies and strengthening children’s natural resilience. The launch was timed with the release of new analysis of the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health indicating that nearly half of American children experience adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). While these experiences have been shown to have a negative impact during childhood and into adulthood, responsive care can help minimize that impact.
Read the NPR article on the Sesame Street in Communities resources»
Research: Children Living with Parents who have a Substance Abuse Disorder
September 25, 2017 | Emily Taylor
SAMHSA’s Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ) August 2017 monthly report focused on children living with parents who have a substance abuse disorder. According to the report, data from the National Surveys on Drug Use and Health show that about “1 in 8 children (8.7 million) aged 17 or younger lived in households with at least one parent who had a past year substance use disorder (SUD)”.