Examining the Effect of a Parent-to-Parent Intervention for Low-Income Youth with Serious Emotional and Behavioral Challenges

Lindsay B. Poole, John S. Carlson (), Kim Batsche-McKenzie, Justin Tate and Jane Shank
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Lindsay B. Poole: Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
John S. Carlson: Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
Kim Batsche-McKenzie: Bureau of Children’s Coordinated Health Policy and Support, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Lansing, MI 48933, USA
Justin Tate: Bureau of Children’s Coordinated Health Policy and Support, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Lansing, MI 48933, USA
Jane Shank: Association for Children’s Mental Health, Lansing, MI 48917, USA

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 14, 1-14

Abstract: Background: Numerous barriers to mental health utilization exist for families of children who present with serious emotional and behavioral challenges. Evidence-based practices that facilitate equitable outcomes across diverse populations are essential to identify. This study examined possible differential service outcomes in a Medicaid-funded, parent-to-parent intervention called Parent Support Partner (PSP). Method: Data from four hundred and sixty-four parents who received PSP services were evaluated for possible demographic differences in service completion. Within-group analyses were utilized for an analysis of outcomes (parent change, child functioning; treatment acceptability) within a subset ( N = 153) of those who completed services. Results: No racial disparities were found in those who completed PSP (43%) when compared to those who did not (57%). Regression analyses uncovered significant improvements in parent competence and confidence, as well as overall child functioning (global functioning across domains such as school, home, behaviors). Consistent with identifying evidence-based practices, findings were seen consistently across the diverse sample of those who completed PSP services. Improvements in parents’ sense of competence and confidence were correlated with perceptions of treatment acceptability. Discussion: PSP is an innovative and promising intervention with demonstrated high levels of acceptability found to increase parent confidence and self-competence to advocate for treatments that can improve the mental health functioning of their child. Future investigations of factors associated with increasing PSP service completion and outcomes in larger and more diverse populations are necessary. Implications for considering and possibly adopting this evidence-informed practice within the nursing profession are provided.

Keywords: mental health; parent-to-parent; attrition; effectiveness; acceptability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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