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The Pittsburgh Study: A Tiered Model to Support Parents during Early Childhood

Chelsea Weaver Krug1, Alan L Mendelsohn2, Jordan Wuerth1

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

The Journal of Pediatrics
|November 13, 2024
PubMed

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The Pittsburgh Study

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Child Development
  • Family Studies

Background:

  • The Pittsburgh Study's (TPS) Early Childhood Collaborative aimed to promote relational health in young children.
  • This initiative focused on providing accessible, preventive parenting programs for families.
  • The study was registered under NCT05444205.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the feasibility of implementing a population-level, community-partnered initiative for early childhood relational health.
  • To offer a range of accessible, preventive parenting program options to families with young children.
  • To evaluate parent engagement and program selection within a tiered system.

Main Methods:

  • Partnered with healthcare and community agencies in Allegheny County, PA.
  • Enrolled and screened 878 parents of 1040 children aged 4 and under.
  • Assigned participants into 4 tiered groups based on needs, offering optional, evidence-based parenting programs.

Main Results:

  • Approximately 78% of parents enrolled in a parenting program.
  • Parents reporting higher adversity were more likely to select a program.
  • Significant differences in program selection were observed across tiered groups (P < .001).

Conclusions:

  • High program enrollment rate confirms the feasibility of The Pittsburgh Study's approach.
  • Offering choices and optimizing accessibility successfully engaged families.
  • The tiered model aligns with recommendations for supporting early relational health as a public health strategy.
Abstract

Keywords:
early childhoodparentingpopulation healthpreventionrelational health

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