Parenting Support for Justice Involved Families

NCT06329336 | Completed Results

• 2 other identifiers: STUDY00019653UL1TR002319
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 13
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Together with the Community Care Team of King County Community Partnership for Transition Solutions (KCCPTS), the investigators propose to collaborate in adapting parenting intervention(s) to support the well-being and effective parenting of parents re-entering the community, as well as that of their children's primary caregiver. The aim is promoting the well-being of the parents/caregivers and their children, fostering positive child development, and ultimately, preventing the intergenerational transmission of adversity. The KCCPTS Community Care Team includes re-entry navigators who have lived experience of adversity and incarceration, bringing their unique insights regarding the re-entry experience, from both personal and professional experiences. This study will evaluate a task-sharing approach to offering formerly incarcerated parents and their families a parenting support intervention. That is, re-entry navigators will be trained to deliver evidence-based parenting interventions. This increases the feasibility and accessibility of the program, particularly because facilitators have shared experiences and trusted connections with their clients. This project proposes four main activities: 1) conduct focus groups with parents re-entering the community to better understand their parenting needs, 2) work with KCCPTS re-entry navigators to incorporate information from their experience and the focus group to adapt a parenting intervention, 3) train re-entry navigators to deliver the program, and 4) conduct a preliminary evaluation of the impact of the program on parents' well-being and parenting when the program is delivered by KCCPTS re-entry navigators. If this preliminary evaluation shows promise in supporting parent well-being and parenting effectiveness, the investigators will seek funding to conduct a larger, more rigorous evaluation.

Conditions

Parenting; Well-Being, Psychological; Mental Health Wellness 1

Keywords

parenting intervention; mindfulness; well-being; re-entry

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Parenting Behavior Inventory - Very Short Form

  Questionnaire measuring parental warmth and consistency, scores range from 0 to 4, high scores reflect higher warmth and consistency.

  Pretest assessments were conducted 2-3 weeks prior to the start of the 6-week program, and posttest assessments were conducted within 2-3 weeks of completion of the program.

• PHQ-9 Depressive Symptoms

  Questionnaire measuring mental health - Depressive symptoms, scores range from 0 to 27, higher scores indicate a greater number or severity of depressive symptoms

  Pretest assessments were conducted 2-3 weeks prior to the start of the 6-week program, and posttest assessments were conducted within 2-3 weeks of completion of the program.

• GAD-7 Anxiety Symptoms

  Questionnaire measuring mental health - Anxiety Symptoms, scores range from 0 to 21, higher scores indicated a greater number of severity of anxiety symptoms

  Pretest assessments were conducted 2-3 weeks prior to the start of the 6-week program, and posttest assessments were conducted within 2-3 weeks of completion of the program.

Study Arms (1)

Preventive Behavioral Parenting Program

EXPERIMENTAL

This preventive parenting intervention combines behavioral parenting and mindfulness-based well-being practices to support effective parenting.

Behavioral: Social Emotional Competence for Children and Parents

Interventions

Social Emotional Competence for Children and Parents BEHAVIORAL

This preventive parenting intervention combines behavioral parenting and mindfulness-based well-being practices to support effective parenting.

Preventive Behavioral Parenting Program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Formerly Incarcerated
• Parent with child between the ages of 2 and 12 years

You may not qualify if:

• Does not have reasonable proficiency in English
• Diagnosed cognitive disability that would limit ability to complete assessments

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Washington: lead
• National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Liliana Lengua, Ph.D.
• Organization: University of Washington

liliana@uw.edu

206-543-5655

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor: Psychology

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 8, 2024
• First Posted: March 25, 2024
• Study Start: June 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: March 30, 2025
• Study Completion: April 30, 2025
• Last Updated: May 20, 2026
• Results First Posted: May 20, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Locations

US (1)