Supporting parents in the Global South
Implementation of a Faith-Based Parent Program in 12 Countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7148952 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisseth Rojas-Flores (0000-0002-4320-3671, Fuller Theological Seminary), Melanie Ngan (Fuller Theological Seminary), Joey Fung (0000-0001-6916-6648, Fuller Theological Seminary), Carolyn Casada (Fuller Theological Seminary), Patrick Robertson (Fuller Theological Seminary), Alex Masibo (Africa International University), Briseida Cruz (World Vision), Marion Mortel (World Vision), Ryan Kopper (World Vision), Cherry Marcelo (World Vision), Travis Roberts (World Vision), Holta Trandafili (World Vision) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Pages | e37-e37 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2054-4251 • E-ISSN: 2054-4251 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/gmh.2025.25 |
| PMID | 40160381 |
| OpenAlex | W4408248555 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 36 |
Parenting programs are effective ways to reduce child maltreatment and promote nurturing parent–child relationships. Yet, the potential of faith-based, positive parent programs, particularly those conducted globally at scale, remains underexplored. We conducted a pre-post and 6-month follow-up, single-group study of a faith- and community-based parenting program, Celebrating Families (CF), in 12 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Central America and South East Asia. Using a train-the-trainers model, faith leaders delivered group-based parenting workshops over 3–5 days to a nonrandomized sample of 2201 caregivers across 12 countries. Data was collected at three time points. Shifts in caregiver attitudes and beliefs were assessed pre- and post, and harsh parenting behaviors were measured at pre- and 6-months after CF parent program implementation. Acceptability was demonstrated by high attendance and high satisfaction ratings from facilitators and caregivers. Trained faith and community leaders feasibly delivered the CF parent groups and were rated by caregivers to have strong teaching skills. Qualitative analysis of their feedback at 6-month follow-up highlighted barriers to implementation and areas for improvement. Results with those caregivers who completed the program suggest large to medium effect size improvements in caregiver attitudes around harsh discipline and nurturing parenting by country and change in reported use of harsh parenting behaviors at 6 months. Findings suggest that CF is a feasible and acceptable program with promising short-term effects for caregivers of children and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries
Faith · Political science · Sociology · Theology · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Philosophy · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development
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Short-term, medium-term and long-term effects of early parenting interventions in low- and middle-income countries
A Community-Embedded Implementation Model for Mental-Health Interventions
Configurations of student Spirituality/Religiosity
Paid staff or volunteers – does it make a difference? The impact of staffing on child outcomes for children attending community-based programmes in South Africa and Malawi
A Scoping Review of Parenting Programs for Preventing Violence Against Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Religion and Positive Adolescent Outcomes
The Future of Parenting Programs
Faith‐placed parenting intervention
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |