Issues in engaging high-risk adolescent mothers in supportive work

Herzog, Elaine P.; Cherniss, Deborah Spitz; Menzel, Barbara J.

doi:10.1002/1097-0355(198621)7:1<59::aid-imhj2280070107>3.0.co;2-p

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“…Connelly and Straus (1992) found that younger maternal age at the time of the child’s birth was correlated with higher rates of self-reported abuse. As observed with low-income mothers, young mothers are as likely (Ramey et al, 1992) or more likely (Duggan et al, 1999; Herzog, Cherniss, & Menzel, 1986; Sword et al, 2006) to enroll in targeted prevention programs as older mothers. However, they are at an increased risk for missing appointments (Josten et al, 1995; Hansen & Warner, 1994).…”

Section: Maternal Demographic Risk Factors For Maltreatmentmentioning

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Family risk as a predictor of initial engagement and follow-through in a universal nurse home visiting program to prevent child maltreatment

Alonso-Marsden

Dodge

O’Donnell

et al. 2013

Child Abuse & Neglect

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Objective As nurse home visiting to prevent child maltreatment grows in popularity with both program administrators and legislators, it is important to understand engagement in such programs in order to improve their community-wide effects. This report examines family demographic and infant health risk factors that predict engagement and follow-through in a universal home-based maltreatment prevention program for new mothers in Durham County, North Carolina. Method Trained staff members attempted to schedule home visits for all new mothers during the birthing hospital stay, and then nurses completed scheduled visits three to five weeks later. Medical record data was used to identify family demographic and infant health risk factors for maltreatment. These variables were used to predict program engagement (scheduling a visit) and follow-through (completing a scheduled visit). Results Program staff members were successful in scheduling 78% of eligible families for a visit and completing 85% of scheduled visits. Overall, 66% of eligible families completed at least one visit. Structural equation modeling (SEM) analyses indicated that high demographic risk and low infant health risk were predictive of scheduling a visit. Both low demographic and infant health risk were predictive of visit completion. Conclusions Findings suggest that while higher demographic risk increases families’ initial engagement, it might also inhibit their follow-through. Additionally, parents of medically at-risk infants may be particularly difficult to engage in universal home visiting interventions. Implications for recruitment strategies of home visiting programs are discussed.

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Section: Maternal Demographic Risk Factors For Maltreatmentmentioning

confidence: 88%

Family risk as a predictor of initial engagement and follow-through in a universal nurse home visiting program to prevent child maltreatment

Alonso-Marsden

Dodge

O’Donnell

et al. 2013

Child Abuse & Neglect

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“…The result of this narrow perspective has been a pool of results that often confound rather than clarify key relationships. For example, some studies report that younger mothers tend to engage and remain in parenting services (Herzog, Cherniss, & Menzel, 1986; Olds & Kitzman, 1993), whereas others find that younger mothers present a higher risk for dropping out (Birkel & Reppucci, 1983; Firestone & Witt, 1982; Josten, Mullett, Savik, Campbell, & Vincent, 1995). First‐time mothers had higher attrition rates in one study of 14 parenting programs (National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, 1995), yet significantly lower rates in a review of the home visitation literature (Olds & Kitzman).…”

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Parent Involvement in Family Support Programs: An Integrated Theory^*

McCurdy¹,

Daro²

2001

Family Relations

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This article outlines a conceptual model of parental involvement in family support programs, anchored in ecological and family systems frameworks. After summarizing the current attrition literature, the article proposes that parental decisions to enroll and remain in support programs are shaped by a variety of factors at different ''levels'' of influence: individual characteristics of the parent and family, provider attributes, program characteristics, and neighborhood characteristics. The conclusion discusses the implications of this line of study for research, practice, and policy. M any can agree on the need to cast a broad net in examining how a vulnerable infant becomes a responsible adult. Few can agree on the most salient factors, however, and, most important for our purpose, how to manipulate these factors so as to increase the likelihood that parents will seek out and effectively utilize the supports they need to better care for their children. Family support programs now abound to help parents with their daily struggles, yet providers often cannot fill all program slots nor keep parents consistently involved for any length of time. Because the dual issues of low enrollment and retention in voluntary, family support programs are endemic to the family support field (Clinton

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“…For the most part, attrition studies in family support or home visiting programs have not examined whether retention rates vary by ethnicity (Clark & Winje, 1998), primarily because of ethnic homogeneity within study samples. The few studies to address this issue yield mixed findings, with one study reporting similar participation rates for African American and European American adolescents (Herzog, Cherniss, & Menzel, 1986) and another study noting greater involvement by African Americans as compared with European Americans in a home visitation program for high‐risk pregnant women (Navaie‐Waliser et al, 2000). Research investigating the effect of an ethnic match between the visitor and parent was not found.…”

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Participation Patterns in Home‐Based Family Support Programs: Ethnic Variations^*

McCurdy¹,

Gannon²,

Daro³

2003

Family Relations

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This study investigated the relationship between ethnicity and retention among families participating in a national network of home‐based family support programs. Using archival data collected on 224 African American, 227 European American, and 219 Latino American mothers of newborns and 153 home visitors, multivariate analyses indicate greater participation by African American and Latino parents as compared with European American parents. Retention predictors vary by ethnicity. Strategies to form a supportive parent‐provider alliance are discussed.

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Issues in engaging high-risk adolescent mothers in supportive work

Cited by 29 publications

References 9 publications

Family risk as a predictor of initial engagement and follow-through in a universal nurse home visiting program to prevent child maltreatment

Family risk as a predictor of initial engagement and follow-through in a universal nurse home visiting program to prevent child maltreatment

Parent Involvement in Family Support Programs: An Integrated Theory^*

Participation Patterns in Home‐Based Family Support Programs: Ethnic Variations^*

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Issues in engaging high-risk adolescent mothers in supportive work

Cited by 29 publications

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Family risk as a predictor of initial engagement and follow-through in a universal nurse home visiting program to prevent child maltreatment

Family risk as a predictor of initial engagement and follow-through in a universal nurse home visiting program to prevent child maltreatment

Parent Involvement in Family Support Programs: An Integrated Theory*

Participation Patterns in Home‐Based Family Support Programs: Ethnic Variations*

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Parent Involvement in Family Support Programs: An Integrated Theory^*

Participation Patterns in Home‐Based Family Support Programs: Ethnic Variations^*