Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of the New Orleans Intervention Model for Infant Mental Health

Summary

To evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the New Orleans Intervention Method (NIM) in relation to an enhanced services as usual model, Case Management (CM), for the management of maltreated infants and young children entering care in the United Kingdom (UK) .

Conditions

• Maltreatment
• Mental Health

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

New Orleans Intervention Method

An attachment based assessment, then a tailored intervention aimed at maximising the chances of the maltreated child being returned to the birth family

BEHAVIORAL

Case Management

A social work assessment of family functioning that makes future recommendations regarding the future placement of a maltreated child.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Glasgow

  collaborator OTHER

• National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• King's College London

  collaborator OTHER

• Glasgow City Council Social Work

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

  collaborator OTHER

• NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Aberdeen

  collaborator OTHER

• Helen Minnis

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Helen Minnis · University of Glasgow

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

0 Months

Max Age

60 Months

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2017-08-29

Primary Completion

2023-12-08

Completion

2023-12-08

Countries

• United Kingdom

Study Locations