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Safe Mothers, Safe Children Initiative
Recruiting
Treating Maternal PTSD to Enhance and Reduce Maltreatment Recidivism: Safe Mothers, Safe Children
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria (mothers): * Receiving preventive services at the time of the consent session to participate in the study * Meeting a severity score of 28 or higher OR probable DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for PTSD (PDS-5) * Having 1-10-year-old child * Being the legal guardian for the child with physical and legal custody * Being able to read, write, and speak English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria (mothers): * Having suicidal ideation present in the past month prior to pre-assessment or reports of a suicide attempt in the past year (SCID-5) * Meeting a diagnosis of severe substance or alcohol use disorder (≥ 6 symptoms on SCID) AND not in early remission (≥3 months without meeting any substance or alcohol use disorder criteria (except craving) * Having current or active symptoms of psychosis in the past month * Having a disability affecting communication, such as deafness * Having an index child with a developmental condition that impedes cognitive and/or physical functioning, e.g. autism * Having an index child with current symptoms or diagnosis of psychosis as defined by the DSM-5 in the past 3 months * Experiencing current or history of intimate partner violence (IPV) or family violence: If there is a history of IPV/family violence and the relationship is no longer active, the relationship must have ended for at least ninety days with no intention of restarting; If there is a history of IPV/family violence, but the relationship is ongoing, there must not have been an IPV/family violence event for at least one year Inclusion criteria (clinicians): \- Must be a currently or formerly hired Study Clinician or Clinical Director with Safe Mothers, Safe Children. Exclusion criteria (clinicians): \- There are no exclusion criteria for this population. Participants in this population will cease completion of therapist-copy measures upon the conclusion of their role with Safe Mothers, Safe Children, or upon withdrawal from participation in these measures.
About the study
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of the combined interventions, Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR) and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) or P-STAIR, for treating maternal PTSD and reducing maltreatment recidivism.
What is being tested
- P-STAIR (behavioral)
- Supportive Counseling (behavioral)
Sponsor: New York University · Participants: 160 · Started: May 1, 2021
Contact the study team
- Erin A Montion, MA · Phone: ‪(929) 489-1501‬
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT04752618
Locations in the U.S.
| New York | McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research, New York |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.