Preventing Maternal Depression In Head Start

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Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

Maternal depression disproportionately affects low-income and minority women, and has profound negative impacts on their children. The investigators are conducting a randomized trial of a systems approach to identify mothers at risk for depression in Head Start - a federally funded early learning program for children of low-income families - and to provide an on-site intervention to prevent or alleviate depressive symptoms; improve functioning; and, where appropriate, proactively link mothers to more definitive mental health services.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01298804

Run by

Boston Medical Center

People needed

230

Starts

2011-02-01

Expected to finish

2016-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-08-09

Who can join

Age: 15 and older, up to 64. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Family enrolled in Head Start, and child expected to attend Head Start activities for at least 6 months of the 12-month follow-up period.
• Family without imminent plans to relocate
• Mother is comfortable in English or Spanish.
• Parent/guardian who has a child that attends Head Start
• Child attending Head Start and is between the ages 0-5
• Screen positive to 2-question depression screener (PHQ2), or have a past history of depression
• Ability to provide informed consent.
• Not suicidal

You may not qualify if…

• High suicidal ideation
• Cognitive limitation
• Psychosis
• No known risks for depression
• Symptoms reflecting major depressive episode

Where it is running

• ABCD Head Start — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Boston Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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