Young Parents Program, Project Connect

Summary

1\. Specific Aims

1. To evaluate the effects of life skills/parenting groups that are embedded within a comprehensive multidisciplinary clinic for adolescent parents (the Young Parents Program), using a randomized control design. Specifically, the effect of group participation on the following adolescent parent outcomes will be investigated:

* Parenting attitudes and skills including empathy, non-violent discipline, role appropriateness and developmentally appropriate expectations.
* Skills of daily living, social relationships, and work/study at follow-up, as measured by the Ansell-Casey Life Skills Assessment Scale.
* Depression and perceived social support using the CESD-C and Duke Social Support scale.
* Repeat pregnancy rates at 12 and 24 months after first delivery.
2. To evaluate the overall Young Parents Program service delivery as required by the Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs (project funder) using a cross cutting evaluation of health services utilization, social needs and work/educational outcomes.

Conditions

• Adolescents
• 18 and Under When Child Was Born for Mothers
• 25 and Under When Child Was Born for Fathers

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Parenting/Life Skills Intervention

Modules adapted from the Ansell-Casey Life Skills Assessment Curriculum, the Women's Negotiation Project Curriculum for Teen Mothers and the Nurturing Curriculum. Goal is to help teen mothers develop positive parenting skills, decrease repeat pregnancy and acquire skills of daily living. The series of five, one-hour long, structured, one-on-one interactive modules aims to help teens build positive, empathetic relationships with their children, while enhancing self-efficacy and increasing the sense of self- worth for parents and children. Domains addressed include child development/discipline, safety, house/money management, social relationships, career planning, substance abuse and community and interpersonal violence.

OTHER

Teen-tot medical home

Medical, mental health, and social services provided to teen parents and their children

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Department of Health and Human Services

  collaborator FED

• Boston Children's Hospital

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Joanne Cox, MD · Boston Children's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

13 Years

Max Age

25 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2007-09-30

Primary Completion

2012-08-31

Completion

2012-08-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations