Family Spirit Program

Family Spirit is a culturally tailored home visiting program developed in partnership with American Indian communities to support young parents (I2-22 years old) and promote healthy development of their children.
Key Features of Family Spirit
- Structured curriculum taught by health educators to young mothers from pregnancy to 36 months postpartum
- Developed with Native communities for Native communities
- Recognized as evidence-based intervention and best practice by the U. S. & is under consideration in Canada
- Design to be inclusive of all family members
Target Setting: Home
- Overcomes transportation barriers
- Taps into family as the nexus of strength
- Can include others who are involved in child-rearing: fathers, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other siblings
Curriculum Topics
- Goal-setting
- Strengths of Native culture/traditions in child-rearing
- Prenatal care
- Infant care
- Parenting skills
- Substance use prevention
- Child development
- Maternal life skills
Outcomes for Participants
PARENTING
- Increased maternal knowledge
- Increased parent self-efficacy
- Reduced parent stress
- Improved home safety attitudes
MATERNAL OUTCOMES
- Decreased maternal depression
- Decreased substance abuse
- Fewer behavior problems in mothers
CHILD OUTCOMES
- Fewer behavior problems in children through age 3
- Predicts lower risk of substance abuse and behavior problems thru lifetime
- Family Spirit Findings
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