Infant mental health home visiting in the context of an infant—toddler court team
Changes in parental responsiveness and reflective functioning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11276231 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ann M Stacks (0009-0001-9604-9436, Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute Wayne State University Detroit Michigan, corresponding author), Carla C Barron (0000-0002-2816-1290, Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute Wayne State University Detroit Michigan), Kristyn Wong (Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Alpert Medical School of Brown University Providence Rhode Island) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 523-540 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Infant Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-9641 • E-ISSN: 1097-0355 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/imhj.21785 |
| PMID | 31095763 |
| OpenAlex | W2946587995 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 66 |
This article describes an infant–toddler court team in Michigan, the community‐based participatory research approach to the implementation evaluation, and the resulting changes in parenting. Like other court teams, Michigan's Baby Court is led by a science‐informed jurist, and all service providers are knowledgeable about the developmental needs of young children and engage in collaborative communication throughout the case. Relationship‐based treatment in the form of infant mental health home‐visiting was provided to families. Sixteen parents participated in pre‐ and posttest evaluation visits to assess changes in parents’ reflective functioning and interactions with their child. Findings suggest improvements in parents’ responsiveness, positive affect, and reflective functioning, with moderate effects. Higher risk parents demonstrated significant changes in reflective functioning, as compared to those at lower risk. These findings add to and support the limited literature on the effectiveness of infant–toddler court teams, which include relationship‐based and trauma‐informed services
Developmental psychology · Infant mental health · Mental health · Psychiatry · Toddler · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |