Introduction to special issue: parenting interventions and the mental health of children and parents

Wade, Catherine; Cann, Warren; Matthews, Janet R.

doi:10.1080/18387357.2019.1585647

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“…However, compared with interventions directed at parents of young children, few interventions are available for parents of adolescents; more research is needed in this area. 9 Of those available, most interventions have been found to be associated with improved parent-adolescent relationships, parenting practices, parent and adolescent well-being, and family functioning. 4,8,10,11 Efforts that effectively improve parenting practices have great potential in improving youth outcomes.…”

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Effect of MyTeen SMS-Based Mobile Intervention for Parents of Adolescents

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Key PointsQuestionIs a brief parenting program delivered solely via text message effective in improving parental competence and mental health literacy in parents of adolescents?FindingsIn this randomized clinical trial of 221 parents and caregivers, significant group differences were observed between those receiving the text-messaging intervention and the control group. Participants who received the text-messaging program reported higher levels of parental competence, improved knowledge of help seeking, improved parent-adolescent communication, and lower levels of parental distress at 1 and 3 months of follow-up compared with the control group.MeaningThe text-messaging program appears to be an effective and feasible way to reach and support a large number of parents to improve parental competence and may represent a less expensive option for service delivery.

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“…Parenting interventions may offer the most widereaching method for preventing and treating child and adolescent mental disorders, 22 with concomitant improvements in parent mental health 23 and reductions in children's risk for mental illness in adulthood. 24 Mental and behavioural disorders are the fourth greatest 'area of disease' burden in Australia, 25 with three conditions ranking in the top ten from a specific disease: anxiety (4 th ); depression (7 th ); and suicide/self-harm (8 th ). 25 Globally, mental and behavioural disorders account for 7.4% of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), the number of years of healthy life lost through premature death or disability.…”

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A review of Australian Government funding of parenting intervention research

Havighurst

Chainey

Doyle

et al. 2022

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Objectives: Parenting is central to children's optimal development and accounts for a substantial proportion of the variance in child outcomes, including up to 40% of child mental health. Parenting is also one of the most modifiable, proximal, and direct factors for preventing and treating a range of children's problems and enhancing wellbeing. To determine the effectiveness of new approaches to parenting intervention, and to evaluate how to optimise reach and uptake, sufficient funding must be allocated for high quality research. Method: We reviewed funding awarded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and Australian Research Council (ARC) for parenting intervention research during 2011–2020. Results: Parenting intervention research received 0.25% of the NHMRC and ARC research budgets. Conclusions: There is a substantial mismatch between the funding of parenting intervention research and the impact of improved parenting on short‐ and long‐term child outcomes. To rectify this, it is critical that Australian Government funding schemes include parenting interventions as priority areas for funding. Implications for public health: Changes in allocation of funding to parenting research will support the establishment of evidence for the effective development, implementation and dissemination of parenting interventions to maximise health outcomes for children and their families.

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“…Majority of services to support youth mental health focus on the adolescent themselves, with scant knowledge of, or attention to, the unique role and needs of their parents [36]. Parenting interventions can promote parents’ self-efficacy and mental well-being and improve knowledge and skills to support their adolescent well-being [6].…”

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“…Parents play a significant role in shaping processes associated with adolescent well-being [4,5]. Relatedly, parenting programs aimed at strengthening parenting skills and increasing knowledge on adolescent development have led to positive effects on parent-adolescent relationships, parent well-being, and adolescent well-being [6,7].…”

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Development of MyTeen Text Messaging Program to Support Parents of Adolescents: Qualitative Study

Chu

Wadham

Jiang

et al. 2019

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth

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BackgroundParents play an important role in the lives of adolescents, and supporting and addressing the needs of families continue to be the focus of many researchers and policy makers. Mobile health interventions have great potential for supporting parents at a population level because of their broad reach and convenience. However, limited evidence exists for such interventions for parents of adolescents. This study reports on the formative work conducted with parents and/or primary caregivers to identify their needs and preferences for the development of MyTeen—an SMS text messaging program on promoting parental competence and mental health literacy for parents of adolescents (aged 10-15 years).ObjectiveThe aim of this qualitative study was to explore parents and/or primary caregivers’ perspectives around youth well-being, parenting, and parenting support and their input on the development of MyTeen SMS text messaging parenting intervention.MethodsA total of 5 focus groups (n=45) were conducted with parents or primary caregivers of adolescents aged 10 to 15 years between October and December 2017 in New Zealand. A semistructured interview guideline and prompts were used. Data were audiotaped, transcribed, and analyzed using inductive thematic analysis.ResultsParticipants were concerned about youth mental health (ie, stigma and increasing demand on adolescents), and a number of parenting challenges (ie, social expectations, time, impact of technology, changes in family communication pattern, and recognizing and talking about mental health issues) were noted. Importantly, participants reported the lack of services and support available for families, and many were not aware of services for parents themselves. A number of recommendations were given on the style, content, and frequency of developing the text messaging program.ConclusionsFindings from this qualitative work informed the development of MyTeen, an SMS text messaging program designed to increase parental competence and improve mental health literacy for parents of adolescents.

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Introduction to special issue: parenting interventions and the mental health of children and parents

Cited by 4 publications

References 16 publications

Effect of MyTeen SMS-Based Mobile Intervention for Parents of Adolescents

Effect of MyTeen SMS-Based Mobile Intervention for Parents of Adolescents

A review of Australian Government funding of parenting intervention research

Development of MyTeen Text Messaging Program to Support Parents of Adolescents: Qualitative Study

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