Long-term impact of the Sí, Yo Puedo curriculum and empowerment program on immigrant Latinas: follow-up groups at a police department

In a widely cited follow-up study of disadvantaged preschool attendees, Schweinhart, Weikart, and Larner (1986a) found that graduates of an early childhood program using direct instruction (DI) methods exhibited higher rates of juvenile delinquency at age 15 than did graduates of two other preschool education models. The present research examined juvenile delinquency outcomes for young children with disabilities in a prospective longitudinal study that tracked the long-term impact of two preschool models—one using DI, the other using a cognitively oriented, child-directed model. We followed 171 children who had been randomly assigned to the two early childhood models. At age 15, the groups did not differ significantly in their level of reported delinquency. Analyses suggest that gender differences in delinquent behavior may provide a more parsimonious explanation than program effects for the earlier Schweinhart et al. findings.

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Poster #188 LONG TERM IMPACT OF A DISCONTINUATION TRIAL: REMISSION AND RECOVERY RATES AT 7 YEARS FOLLOW-UP OF A FIRST EPISODE COHORT INCLUDED IN A TREATMENT STRATEGY TRIAL COMPARING MAINTENANCE TREATMENT WITH DISCONTINUATION STRATEGY

Schizophrenia Research ◽

10.1016/s0920-9964(12)71020-4 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 136 ◽

pp. S348

Author(s):

Lex Wunderink ◽

Roeline Nieboer ◽

Fokko Nienhuis ◽

Nynke Boonstra ◽

Durk Wiersma

Keyword(s):

Treatment Strategy ◽

Maintenance Treatment ◽

First Episode ◽

Recovery Rates ◽

Long Term Impact

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On the Outside Looking In: A Global Doula Response to COVID-19

Frontiers in Sociology ◽

10.3389/fsoc.2021.613978 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

Author(s):

Julie Johnson Searcy ◽

Angela N. Castañeda

Keyword(s):

Initial Study ◽

Qualitative Survey ◽

Obstetric Violence ◽

The World ◽

Hospital Policies ◽

Long Term Impact ◽

Virtual Support ◽

The Impact

From around the world, doulas report the impact of new COVID-19 restrictions on their ability to provide continuous emotional, physical, and informational support to pregnant people and their families. In a qualitative survey conducted in March and April 2020, we heard from over 500 doulas in 24 countries. Doulas practicing across the world revealed rapid changes to hospital policies. Even accounting for different public health responses across countries, the doulas in our study pointed to one common theme - their absence at births and the subsequent need to support birthing people virtually. In a follow-up survey and in interviews we conducted in July, we reconnected with doulas from our initial study to track their access to institutional birthing spaces. As countries experienced the effects of “flattening the curve,” we found that doulas were still not considered “essential” workers and the majority could not attend births. Our research shows that doulas have ambiguous feelings about the efficacy of virtual support, that they raise concerns about the long-term impact of COVID on their profession and that they are concerned about mistreatment and obstetric violence as birthing people enter hospitals alone.

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