Improving Preschool Outcomes by Addressing Maternal Depression in Head Start

Study overview

Within a research network of Head Start centers in Massachusetts, an efficacy trial of a stepped-care intervention (SCI) to address maternal depression, using intervention components that both prevent depression and help those in major depressive episode (MDE) engage with care, will be conducted. Both the prevention and engagement components of the model have strong, supportive randomized trial evidence for both their efficacy and safety; but they have yet to be synthesized and tested within a coordinated intervention, applicable to a broad population base. Stepped-care interventions are commonly used in mental health service projects, in which the intensity or type of service is calibrated to the severity of illness.

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Collaborators and Investigators

Brown University,

Emily Feinberg, ScD CPNP, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Brown University

Michael Silverstein, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Brown University

Amy Yule, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Boston Medical Center

Study Record Dates

2028-04