Jump Start+:COVID Support to improve resiliency and mitigate risks in childcare centers. (1R01HD105474-01A1)
Project Description:
This is a Type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial studying the role of a community-based, childcare center-support system in improving resilience and mitigating the long-term impacts of the pandemic on child development. Public health disasters have disproportionate and long-term impacts on poor, disenfranchised communities. Miami-Dade County has one of the US's highest rates of chronic poverty, is minority-majority, and has been an epicenter of the pandemic. COVID-19 is having psychosocial impacts on children that are producing anxiety, irritability, anger, and depression. Teachers in childcare centers continue to be overwhelmed by changing guidelines and how to address the downstream psychological effects children are experiencing. While numerous resources exist that can help childcare centers with disaster recovery, the information can be overwhelming and difficult to navigate, and research has yet to show the actual benefits of the resources. Approach. We will leverage our existing community-based intervention, Jump Start, with its extensive reach in Miami-Dade County, to childcare centers participating in the County's Quality Improvement System. This system prioritizes children living in poverty who are at the highest risk for problems. This study will be modeled on a successful Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (ECMHC) intervention which utilizes mental health consultants to deliver a Jump Start+: COVID Support virtual toolkit to childcare centers via a Kubi robot. The toolkit is comprised of four strength-based strategies likely to be effective in improving resiliency following disasters: Safety Planning, Effective Communication, Adult Self-Care, and Trauma-Informed Behavior Support. We will use Reach, Effectiveness-Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework to guide the evaluation of our Type 1 hybrid design
Core Function(s):
Performing Direct and/or Demonstration Services, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information, Continuing Education/Community Training, Other Direct/Model Services, Demonstration Services
Area of Emphasis
Health-Related Activities
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, Legislators/Policy Makers, General Public, Not Applicable
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Reservation, Rural/Remote, Urban, Territory
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Single-County
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
