Adolescent Mental Health Parenting Program for Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to learn if a parenting program called Adolescent Mental Health Parenting Program for Child Adult Relationship Enhancement (AMP-CARE) can help parents have more confidence in parenting their teen and improve their knowledge about normal teen development and teen mental health. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does the AMP-CARE parenting program improve confidence in teen parenting and positive parenting? * Does the AMP-CARE parenting program improve parent knowledge about mental health? Researchers will compare participants who complete the parenting program to those who do not. Participants will: * Complete 2 surveys, one at the start of the study and one 6 -12 weeks later * Half of the participants will be randomly picked to attend the 6 virtual AMP-CARE sessions right away. * The other half will have the opportunity to attend AMP-CARE after they complete the second survey.

Detailed Description

In this randomized controlled trial, 60 parents of teens, ages 11-14 years, will be randomized to either AMP-CARE or wait-list control to achieve the following aims: AIM 1. To measure the impact of AMP-CARE on parent mental health literacy as measured by the Parental Child Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire (PCMHLQ). AIM 2: To measure the impact of AMP-CARE on parenting self-efficacy as measured by the Parenting Self Efficacy Scale. AIM 3: To measure the impact of AMP-CARE on promotive parenting practices assessed by the Positive Parenting and Parental Involvement subscales of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire.

Eligibility Criteria

Interventions