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ArticleFamily process2026

Adaptation of a Trauma-Focused Parenting Intervention for Military-Connected Mothers and Their Young Children: A Rapid Qualitative Study.

Kathrine S Sullivan, Gina M Angelotti, Seonyeong Kim, Whitney K Wortham, Fan Zhang, Stephanie Campos, Damaris Banegas, Michael A Lindsey, Susan G Timmer, Marylene Cloitre and 6 more

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Kathrine S SullivanSilver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5269-7351
Gina M AngelottiSilver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, New York, USA.
Seonyeong KimSilver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9726-0348
Whitney K WorthamSilver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6221-1220
Fan ZhangSilver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3351-3165
Stephanie CamposSilver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, New York, USA.
Damaris BanegasGraduate School of Arts and Science, New York University, New York, New York, USA.
Michael A LindseySilver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, New York, USA.
Susan G TimmerCAARE Diagnostic & Treatment Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Sacramento, California, USA.
Marylene CloitreSilver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8029-1570
Christie JacksonSTAIR Institute, New York, New York, USA.
James JaccardSilver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, New York, USA.
Melissa E SmithSchool of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3855-516X
Alison B HamiltonDepartment of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3998-7212
David J LinkhCohen Veterans Network Institute for Quality, Stamford, Connecticut, USA.
Steven L LancasterCohen Veterans Network Institute for Quality, Stamford, Connecticut, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2411-228X

Funding

Parenting STAIR: Adapting a Trauma-Focused Parenting Intervention for Military-Connected Mothers and Their ChildrenR21HD112694 · NICHD · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · PI SULLIVAN, KATHRINE · 2024 to 2025
$435k
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development R21HD112694NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD112694
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adapting evidence-based interventions (EBIs) to be sensitive to populations who have experienced trauma has been shown to improve engagement, retention, satisfaction, and effectiveness. Compared to civilian mothers, military-connected mothers (MCM)-including service members, veterans, or their partners-face greater exposure to trauma across the life course, leading to mental health and parenting challenges. These may adversely affect their children's mental health and perpetuate generational trauma. EBIs aligned with people's life experiences and cultural backgrounds are critical to supporting the mental wellbeing and parental functioning of MCM. Informed by the Framework for Reporting Adaptations and Modifications-Enhanced and utilizing rapid qualitative analysis-a rigorous method for quickly identifying key interview themes-this paper describes the process of adapting an innovative EBI, Parenting-STAIR (P-STAIR), which targets maternal trauma, emotion regulation, and parenting. Transcripts from interviews with administrators, clinicians, and MCM at clinics serving military families were systematically summarized, organized into matrices, and analyzed. Four emergent themes informed adaptations to P-STAIR: (a) streamlined treatment and enhanced engagement, (b) flexibility and responsiveness, (c) mental health stigma reduction, and (d) military cultural relevance. Considering these priorities, which were expressed across participant groups, P-STAIR was shortened from 23 sessions to a brief, modular 12-16-session intervention that can be personalized to individual needs and uses approachable language (e.g., distress vs. trauma), which aims to reduce the impact of stigma on engagement and retention. A standalone guide was developed to accompany the intervention manual, which may help clinicians better understand the unique experiences of military families. The outcome of this process, PSTAIR-M, is a briefer, modular intervention we anticipate will be suitable for delivery to MCM.

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Family TherapyMilitary FamilyMilitary PersonnelMothersParentingAdultChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansQualitative Researchadaptationevidence‐based interventionsmilitary familyrapid qualitative analysistrauma; parenting

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PMID42897917
PMCPMC13680843

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