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ArticlePsychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)2021

Improving Maternal Mental Health as a Pathway to Economic Mobility in the TANF System.

Megan V Smith, Laura S Callinan, Caroline S Posner, Samantha C Holmes, Rachel Ebling

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Article in Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Megan V SmithDepartment of Psychiatry (Smith, Callinan, Holmes) and Child Study Center (Smith, Posner, Ebling), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut (Smith); Department of Psychology, College of Staten Island, City University of New York, Staten Island (Holmes).
Laura S CallinanDepartment of Psychiatry (Smith, Callinan, Holmes) and Child Study Center (Smith, Posner, Ebling), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut (Smith); Department of Psychology, College of Staten Island, City University of New York, Staten Island (Holmes).
Caroline S PosnerDepartment of Psychiatry (Smith, Callinan, Holmes) and Child Study Center (Smith, Posner, Ebling), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut (Smith); Department of Psychology, College of Staten Island, City University of New York, Staten Island (Holmes).
Samantha C HolmesDepartment of Psychiatry (Smith, Callinan, Holmes) and Child Study Center (Smith, Posner, Ebling), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut (Smith); Department of Psychology, College of Staten Island, City University of New York, Staten Island (Holmes).
Rachel EblingDepartment of Psychiatry (Smith, Callinan, Holmes) and Child Study Center (Smith, Posner, Ebling), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut (Smith); Department of Psychology, College of Staten Island, City University of New York, Staten Island (Holmes).
Yale University · US

Funding

Research Training Program in Substance Use PreventionT32DA019426 · NIDA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI TAMI P SULLIVAN · 2005 to 2026
$7.5M
NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA019426
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe authors sought to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility, and initial outcomes of the delivery of a group cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) mental health intervention for mothers in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

methodsAn 8-week group CBT program was made available to parenting women (N=40) in a large, urban TANF system from April to August 2019. Participants completed baseline and endpoint measures to assess depressive symptoms, perceived stress, social support, employment, and program acceptability. TANF administrative data were examined to assess TANF engagement.

resultsTANF staff were successfully trained to deliver CBT. The participants reported significantly reduced depressive symptoms and perceived stress; perceived social support significantly increased from the beginning to the end of the intervention.

conclusionsA model that fully embedded CBT delivery in a TANF system was acceptable to low-income parenting women and TANF staff and reduced depressive symptoms among the women. The scalability of interventions to address maternal depression among low-income women has presented a challenge. Delivering mental health interventions in the U.S. TANF system may offer a scalable method to reduce depression and increase employment in a population bearing a high mental health burden.

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Mental HealthPublic AssistanceEmploymentFemaleHumansMothersPovertyCognitive behavioral therapyPovertyTemporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)Women

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