TY - JOUR
T1 - Group attachment-based intervention
T2 - Trauma-informed care for families with adverse childhood experiences
AU - Murphy, Anne
AU - Steele, Howard
AU - Bate, Jordan
AU - Nikitiades, Adella
AU - Allman, Brooke
AU - Bonuck, Karen
AU - Meissner, Paul
AU - Steele, Miriam
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2015 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
PY - 2015/9/1
Y1 - 2015/9/1
N2 - This article outlines the main premises of an innovative trauma-informed intervention, group attachment-based intervention, specifically developed to target vulnerable families with infants and toddlers, living in one of the poorest urban counties in the nation. It also reports on the trauma-relevant characteristics of 60 families entering a clinical trial to study the effectiveness of Group Attachment-Based Intervention. Initial survey results revealed high levels of neglect, abuse, and household dysfunction in mothers' histories (77% reported >4 adverse childhood experiences, with more than 90% reporting 2 or more current toxic stressors, including poverty, obesity, domestic and community violence, and homelessness).
AB - This article outlines the main premises of an innovative trauma-informed intervention, group attachment-based intervention, specifically developed to target vulnerable families with infants and toddlers, living in one of the poorest urban counties in the nation. It also reports on the trauma-relevant characteristics of 60 families entering a clinical trial to study the effectiveness of Group Attachment-Based Intervention. Initial survey results revealed high levels of neglect, abuse, and household dysfunction in mothers' histories (77% reported >4 adverse childhood experiences, with more than 90% reporting 2 or more current toxic stressors, including poverty, obesity, domestic and community violence, and homelessness).
KW - Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
KW - Body mass index
KW - Group attachment-based intervention (GABI)
KW - Traumainformed treatment
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U2 - 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000074
DO - 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000074
M3 - Article
C2 - 26017004
AN - SCOPUS:84942524434
SN - 0160-6379
VL - 38
SP - 268
EP - 279
JO - Family and Community Health
JF - Family and Community Health
IS - 3
ER -