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Community Involvement in Adapting and Testing a Prevention Program for Preschoolers Living in Urban Communities: ParentCorps

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We describe a university-community collaborative effort to tailor and deliver a prevention program for families of preschoolers living in low-income, urban communities. ParentCorps, which builds on efficacious interventions with parents and young children, aims to promote child social competence and prevent conduct problems by strengthening parenting skills, enhancing support for parents, and empowering parents to access resources in their communities. Active community engagement and collaboration were viewed as critical to the development of the program and its feasibility testing. We present an overview of community involvement in the development of ParentCorps and approaches taken to involve community members during a feasibility study. Areas of success and lessons learned are discussed.

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  1. New York University, Child Study Center, 215 Lexington Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, NY, 10016

    Melissa B. Caldwell Ph.D. (Clinical Assistant, Professor of Psychiatry)

  2. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University Child Study Center, New York, NY

    Laurie M. Brotman Ph.D. (Corzine Family, Associate Professor)

  3. New York University Child Study Center, New York, NY

    Stephanie I. Coard Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry) & Esther J. Calzada Ph.D.

  4. New York University Child Study Center, New York, NY

    Scyatta A. Wallace M.A. (Assistant Research Scientist)

  5. New York University Child Study Center, New York, NY

    Debra J. Stellabotte B.A. (Research Assistant)

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Caldwell, M.B., Brotman, L.M., Coard, S.I. et al. Community Involvement in Adapting and Testing a Prevention Program for Preschoolers Living in Urban Communities: ParentCorps. J Child Fam Stud 14, 373–386 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-005-6850-6

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