Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children: Strengthening the Caregiver-Child Story

Description

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.

Conditions

Food Insecurity, Depression, Anxiety

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

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.

Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children: Strengthening the Caregiver-Child Story

Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children: Strengthening the Caregiver-Child Story

Condition
Food Insecurity
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Houston

Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Participation Criteria

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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Eligibility 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.
  • * 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.
  • * Caregiver is not the primary caregiver.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Baylor College of Medicine,

Michelle Lopez, MD, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Baylor College of Medicine

Study Record Dates

2025-08-01