N/A N=264 Randomized Single-blind Treatment

Families Together: Intervention for Reunified Families

Child Abuse · Child Neglect

Bottom Line

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Enrolled (actual)

264

Serious AEs

0.2%

Results posted

Apr 2026

Primary outcome: Primary: Child Welfare Services Removal From Birth Parent Home — 12; 19 Participants — p=.159

Study Design & Population

Study type: Interventional
Phase: N/A
Interventions: Promoting First Relationships ® (Behavioral); Resource & Referral (Other)
Age: Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex: All
Sponsor: University of Washington
Primary completion: May 2024

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Child Welfare Services Removal From Birth Parent Home	12; 19	.159
PRIMARY Change in Parental Sensitivity (Video Recorded Observations Coded by Coders Blind to Intervention)	27.82; 27.91; 28.32; 27.94	.646
PRIMARY Change in Parental Sensitivity (Video Recorded Observations Coded by Coders Blind to Intervention)	27.82; 27.91; 28.32; 27.94	.646
PRIMARY Change in Parenting Knowledge of Child Development	44.64; 45.66; 43.46; 44.52	.276
PRIMARY Change in Parenting Knowledge of Child Development	44.64; 45.66; 43.46; 44.52	.276
SECONDARY Change in Child Externalizing Problem Behavior	17.11; 17.73; 19.07; 17.56	.121
SECONDARY Change in Child Externalizing Problem Behavior	17.11; 17.73; 19.07; 17.56	.121
SECONDARY Change in Child Internalizing Problem Behavior	10.87; 11.68; 11.82; 11.74	.576
SECONDARY Change in Child Internalizing Problem Behavior	10.87; 11.68; 11.82; 11.74	.576

Summary

Birth parents of young children who have been placed into foster care are a highly vulnerable population of caregivers. Little is known about the ability of existing prevention programs to intervene with birth parents who have recently been reunified with their children under the age of six. This project aims to evaluate a brief, home-visiting intervention model with a sample of reunified birth parents, examining its effectiveness to improve parenting and child wellbeing, and reduce reoccurrence of maltreatment and reunification failure.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Birth parents reunited with their child (age 1-5 years) after a foster or kin care placement in trial return home status
Parenting the child at study enrollment
Child Welfare case served by the following Washington State offices: all of Region 2 South, Lynnwood, Tacoma, Everett, Smokey Point, and Lakewood
Birth parents must be age 18 or older, mothers and fathers are eligible (one parent per study child enrolled)
Conversant in English
Access to a telephone
Housing situation allows for home visits

Exclusion Criteria

Experiencing an acute crisis (e.g., hospitalization, incarceration)
Previously received the Promoting First Relationships ® intervention or Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)

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