Structural inequities and historical underinvestment in marginalized communities create developmental contexts that constrain access to high-quality education, healthcare, stable housing, and other critical resources. This study evaluates effects of a strengths-based, community-led intervention on young children and their families, which aims to buffer structural inequities while recognizing families' strengths. Between ages 18-36 months, English- and Spanish-speaking families consented and were randomly assigned to the intervention group (ParentChild+) or the active control group (FamilyNutrition+). Each group received 92 contacts from a specialist matched with their demographics. For the intervention group, contact focused on supporting parents and children's early learning, and families received a book or toy each week; for the control group, contact focused on supporting child nutrition, and families received a small food voucher each week. The current study evaluates whether the intervention altered parents' mental health, children's early environments, and/or children's test performance and brain development.
Age range
18 Months – 36 Months
Sex
ALL
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Parental mental health: anxiety
Timeframe: Collected at age 1-2 and 3-4
Parental mental health: depression
Timeframe: Collected at age 1-2 and 3-4
Parental mental health: perceived stress
Timeframe: Collected at age 1-2 and 3-4
Parenting behaviors
Timeframe: Collected at age 1-2 and 3-4
Parent involvement in early learning
Timeframe: Collected at age 3-4
Child vocabulary
Timeframe: Collected at age 1-2 and 3-4
Child behavioral problems
Timeframe: Collected at age 1-2 and 3-4
Child emotional problems
Timeframe: Collected at age 1-2 and 3-4