The parenting ‘vaccine’

Clinic and care: associations with adolescent antiretroviral therapy adherence in a prospective cohort in South Africa

“…Community-based services ([ 9 , 59 , 60 ]) may provide excellent opportunities to co-deliver effective violence prevention, screening, and support. In the COVID-19 pandemic, violence prevention and adherence support services are being adapted to remote and digital delivery modes [ 61 , 62 ], and this may provide opportunities for combining with HIV services.…”

“Tipping The Balance” – An Evaluation of COVID-19 Parenting Resources Developed and Adapted for Child Protection During Global Emergency Responses

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges for families and children (UNICEF Beyond Masks, 2021) through economic and healthcare disruptions, limiting social networks, restricted mobility, and school closures (Cluver et al, 2020). The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation further estimates 1.38 billion children are cycling in and out of school or childcare, without access to group activities, team sports, or playgrounds (Perks & Cluver, 2020). While the full implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on child wellbeing are still unfolding, emerging evidence suggests that the pandemic is exacerbating vulnerabilities to negative child outcomes in already disadvantaged and marginalised families and children (United Nations Office of Research-Innocenti, 2020).…”

Family Context Assessment in Middle Childhood: A Tool Supporting Social, Educational, and Public Health Interventions

“…In relation to the design of preventive family intervention policies, the instrument may help detect trends and childrearing patterns in large-scale populations, allowing to know those variables of the family context susceptible to be included in the intervention programs. As mentioned by Perks and Cluver [65], a parenting vaccine in the form of parental support would contribute to reducing situations of violence, consumption of alcohol and other drugs, and mental health disorders, among others, problems that represent a serious threat to public health. Some limitations should also be mentioned.…”