RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT04980794

The Happy Families Project: Testing the Effectiveness of a Conflict Resolution Program for Families

Effectiveness of an Empirically Supported Family Intervention: Mental Health Outcomes, Mechanisms of Effect, and Organizational Factors


Sponsor

University of Notre Dame

Enrollment

1,800 participants

Start Date

Mar 1, 2021

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

This study is designed to test the effectiveness of a psychoeducation-based program to address communication and conflict resolution in families, thereby supporting mental health in children and their caregivers.


Eligibility

Min Age: 4 Years

Inclusion Criteria4

  • Two parents or primary caregivers
  • Child between 4 and 17 years old
  • English literate
  • Able/willing to participate through the 12-month follow up assessment.

Exclusion Criteria2

  • Families who cannot communicate in English
  • Single parent families

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALParent-child intervention

Families (two adult caregivers, child between 4 and 17) receive four interactive, asynchronous psychoeducation modules to review on their own paired with weekly contact with a communication coach and two live sessions with a communication coach to discuss psychoeducation, receive feedback on their interactions, and practice a communication technique.

BEHAVIORALSelf-study Intervention

Families (two adult caregivers) receive information in a newsletter format to review on their own, paired with weekly contact from a communication coach to answer questions and direct their attention toward specific topics in the newsletter.


Locations(3)

Fort Wayne Center for Children and Families

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

Indianapolis Virtual Site

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana, United States

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