Evaluation of the For Our Children's Sake intervention, parental support in prison to influence positive parenting: study protocol for a controlled trial.

BMJ Open
Asa Norman, Pia Enebrink

Abstract

Children of incarcerated parents comprise a greatly disadvantaged group in society and positive parenting constitutes an important factor for children's healthy development. Internationally developed parenting interventions for incarcerated parents suggest an impact on parenting outcomes, but no such evaluation has been undertaken in Sweden.This study aims to investigate the effects of the parenting programme currently offered in prisons in Sweden, For Our Children's Sake (FOCS), through a controlled trial with a parallel implementation process evaluation. The effectiveness trial is carried out as a non-blinded controlled trial with a parallel investigation of the implementation process using mixed methods. Participants comprise incarcerated parents (men and women) in Swedish prisons with a target sample size of 76 parents. Eligible parents have a child aged 0 to 18 years, no prohibition to contact or committed a crime against the child, or a violent crime against the other parent. The FOCS intervention is carried out in group format over 10 weeks. The primary outcome is closeness in parent-child relationship measured with the Child Parent Relationship Scale. Secondary outcomes comprise parent-child contact, parental criminal a...Continue Reading

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