@article {386,
	title = {A randomized controlled trial of Child FIRST: a comprehensive home-based intervention translating research into early childhood practice.},
	journal = {Child Dev},
	volume = {82},
	year = {2011},
	month = {2011 Jan-Feb},
	pages = {193-208},
	abstract = {<p>This randomized, controlled trial was designed to document the effectiveness of Child FIRST (Child and Family Interagency, Resource, Support, and Training), a home-based, psychotherapeutic, parent-child intervention embedded in a system of care. Multirisk urban mothers and children, ages 6-36 months (N = 157) participated. At the 12-month follow-up, Child FIRST children had improved language (odds ratio [OR] = 4.4) and externalizing symptoms (OR= 4.7) compared to Usual Care children. Child FIRST mothers had less parenting stress at the 6-month follow-up (OR = 3.0), lower psychopathology symptoms at 12-month follow-up (OR = 4.0), and less protective service involvement at 3 years postbaseline (OR = 2.1) relative to Usual Care mothers. Intervention families accessed 91\% of wanted services relative to 33\% among Usual Care. Thus, Child FIRST is effective with multirisk families raising young children across multiple child and parent outcomes.</p>
},
	keywords = {Child Abuse, Child Behavior Disorders, Child Welfare, Child, Preschool, Comprehensive Health Care, Education, Family Therapy, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Home Care Services, House Calls, Humans, Infant, Male, Risk Factors, Social Environment, United States},
	issn = {1467-8624},
	doi = {10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01550.x},
	author = {Lowell, Darcy I and Carter, Alice S and Godoy, Leandra and Paulicin, Belinda and Briggs-Gowan, Margaret J}
}
