Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children: Strengthening the Caregiver-Child Story
Baylor College of Medicine
Summary
The main goal of this research is to help families who are experiencing food insecurity (FI) and help mothers with depression. The next goal is to provide other resources to help with household needs like rent or utility assistance, health insurance, anxiety, and depression. Our theory is that helping with food insecurity, household needs, and emotional health will help children and families.
Description
Aim 1: Implement a refined mental health (MH) intervention in caregivers of hospitalized children: sessions with a Behavioral Health Clinician (BHC) with more individualized support based on caregiver-child needs, instruction on caregiver-child bonding, and a streamlined handoff to a community MH provider. Follow-up outcomes include caregiver MH and caregiver-child attachment (survey) and child development (electronic health records, EHR). Aim 2: Execute an enhanced intervention for FI. All families who screen positive for FI will still receive assistance with public benefit enrollment and ac…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Caregivers of young children (0-36 months of age) hospitalized at Texas Children's Hospital on acute care units. * English or Spanish speaking caregiver. * Age of caregiver ≥ 18 years old. * Hospital day 2 or later of patient admission. Exclusion Criteria: * Caregivers who do not have primary custody * Children in CPS custody * Caregivers who live outside of Texas (due to lack of Houston Food Bank resources outside of Texas) * Previous enrollment in this study. * Patient is in the process of being discharged/observation status administration. * Caregiver is not the pri…
Location
- Texas Children's HospitalHouston, Texas