Attention to Gender and Race in Interventions for Custodial Grandparents: A Scoping Review

Interventions to Improve Outcomes of Grandchildren Raised by Grandparents: A Systematic Review

“…The socio-emotional, mental, behavioral, and educational challenges facing grandchildren have adverse effects on short- and long-term child development, which calls for evidence-based interventions to address these issues. However, the vast majority of previous interventions have focused on improving grandparents’ well-being (refer to published reviews of interventions for grandparents raising grandchildren; Chan et al, 2019; McCarthy, 2021; McLaughlin, Ryder, & Taylor, 2017; Sumo, Wilbur, Julion, Buchholz, & Schoeny, 2018). The format of interventions for grandparents varies, including case management programs, support groups, psychoeducational interventions, and cognitive-behavioral interventions (McCarthy, 2021; McLaughlin et al, 2017).…”

“…However, the vast majority of previous interventions have focused on improving grandparents’ well-being (refer to published reviews of interventions for grandparents raising grandchildren; Chan et al, 2019; McCarthy, 2021; McLaughlin, Ryder, & Taylor, 2017; Sumo, Wilbur, Julion, Buchholz, & Schoeny, 2018). The format of interventions for grandparents varies, including case management programs, support groups, psychoeducational interventions, and cognitive-behavioral interventions (McCarthy, 2021; McLaughlin et al, 2017). Interventions can be community-, home-, and group-based, with in-person and online modalities (Chan et al, 2019; McCarthy, 2021; McLaughlin et al, 2017).…”

“…The format of interventions for grandparents varies, including case management programs, support groups, psychoeducational interventions, and cognitive-behavioral interventions (McCarthy, 2021; McLaughlin et al, 2017). Interventions can be community-, home-, and group-based, with in-person and online modalities (Chan et al, 2019; McCarthy, 2021; McLaughlin et al, 2017). Meta-analyses have indicated that interventions for grandparents have small to moderate effect sizes for increasing grandparents’ social support and parenting skills (Chan et al, 2019), and small effect sizes for improving grandparents’ mental, physical, and social relations (Sumo et al, 2018).…”