In Sierra Leone, poverty and challenges with family functioning can lead to family separation, and children may go to live on the street or enter residential care institutions/orphanages. Helping Children Worldwide (HCW), a non-profit organization with over 20 years of experience in Sierra Leone, has developed a two-part Family Strengthening Program delivered by their program partners in Sierra Leone, the Child Reintegration Centre, to improve families financial literacy and attachment between caregivers and children, with the ultimate goal of preventing family separation. The hypothesis of this study is that the Family Strengthening Program program is effective at (1) changing parenting behaviors, (2) improving emotional regulation, (3) improving caregiver-child attachment, and (4) improving financial literacy in dyads consisting of children ages 9-13 and their caregivers.
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Caregiver and child change in emotional regulation as measured by the Difficulties in Emotional Regulation (DERS) scale
Timeframe: Baseline: Up to 2 months before intervention; Endline: Up to 2 months after intervention
Change in child attachment as measured by the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA)
Timeframe: Baseline: Up to 2 months before intervention; Endline: Up to 2 months after intervention
Change in caregiver- and child-reported use of punishment by caregiver
Timeframe: Baseline: Up to 2 months before intervention; Endline: Up to 2 months after intervention
Change in self-reported economic well-being
Timeframe: Baseline: Up to 2 months before intervention; Endline: Up to 2 months after intervention