This project addresses the mental health challenges faced by parents caring for children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDDs) in Bangladesh. These parents often experience high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression, impacting family dynamics and the child's development. The project aims to design, implement, and assess an intervention to reduce parenting stress and enhance parental well-being. This intervention focuses on emotional intelligence and will be delivered through in-person training and a mobile app. The study will use a cluster randomized controlled trial methodology, targeting parents of children diagnosed with NDDs. The study will be conducted in Child Development Centers in public medical college hospitals across Bangladesh. It will assess changes in parental stress, mental well-being, and emotional intelligence. Data collection will occur from January 2024 to June 2025. The project aims to recruit 480 parents from eight Child Development Centers, ensuring ethical considerations, data integrity, and participant privacy. The findings will be shared through national dissemination seminars, policy briefs, reports, and journal publications.
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Psychological well-being
Timeframe: 12 weeks after completion of the intervention
Parenting stress
Timeframe: 12 weeks after completion of two-day intervention
Mental Health
Timeframe: 12 weeks after the intervention.