Publications by authors named "Carrie Dow-Smith"
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- A study investigated the effects of an attachment-based home visiting program called Promoting First Relationships (PFR) on new mothers facing psychological distress, specifically targeting low-income families.
- The research involved 252 mother-child pairs, focusing on various racial backgrounds and assessing psychological distress through maternal reports on mental health symptoms.
- Results indicated that mothers with higher psychological distress showed significantly improved parenting sensitivity and caregiving confidence when enrolled in the PFR program, suggesting that such programs can foster better maternal-child relationships in high-need populations.
Unlabelled: Universal screening for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics due to downstream health risks. However, widespread screening practices have not been adopted.
Methods: We used quality improvement methods to establish ACEs screening in a busy pediatric clinic that serves primarily Medicaid-insured and Spanish-speaking patients.
Integrating Behavioral Health Care into an Urban Hospital-Based Pediatric Primary Care Setting.
J Health Care Poor Underserved
September 2021
Integration of behavioral health into pediatric primary care clinics is a recommended practice with potential to address the mental health needs of underserved children. We describe our process of integrating a behavioral health team into our hospital-based pediatric practice that serves a low-income, ethnically diverse, and underserved population of children and youth in the southeastern U.S.
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