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

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test the feasibility of implementing The Pittsburgh Study's (TPS) Early Childhood Collaborative, a population-level, community-partnered initiative to promote relational health by offering accessible preventive parenting program options for families with young children.

Study design

TPS partnered with healthcare and community agencies serving families in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, to enroll and screen 878 parents of 1040 children 4-years-old and under. Participants were assigned to 1 of 4 tiered groups based on identified needs: (1) universal, (2) targeted/universal, (3) secondary/tertiary, or (4) tertiary programs. Parents were offered choices in empirically supported parenting programs within group ranging from texting programs to intensive home visiting.

SUBMITTER: Krug CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12333661 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature