Randomized controlled trial of a parenting program to reduce the risk of child maltreatment in South Africa

JM Lachman, L Cluver, CL Ward, J Hutchings… - Child abuse & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Parenting programs in high-income countries have been shown to reduce the risk of child
maltreatment. However, there is limited evidence of their effectiveness in low-and middle …

Different strokes for different folks? Contrasting approaches to cultural adaptation of parenting interventions

A Mejia, P Leijten, JM Lachman, JR Parra-Cardona - Prevention Science, 2017 - Springer
Relevant achievements have been accomplished in prevention science with regard to
disseminating efficacious parenting interventions among underserved populations …

Structural drivers and social protection: mechanisms of HIV risk and HIV prevention for South African adolescents

LD Cluver, FM Orkin, F Meinck… - African Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: Social protection is high on the HIV-prevention agenda for youth in sub-
Saharan Africa. However, questions remain: How do unconditional cash transfers work …

[HTML][HTML] Parenting, mental health and economic pathways to prevention of violence against children in South Africa

L Cluver, Y Shenderovich, F Meinck, MN Berezin… - Social Science & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Parenting programs based on social learning theory have increasing empirical
evidence for reducing violence against children. Trials are primarily from high-income …

Household illness, poverty and physical and emotional child abuse victimisation: findings from South Africa's first prospective cohort study

F Meinck, LD Cluver, ME Boyes - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background Physical and emotional abuse of children is a large scale problem in South
Africa, with severe negative outcomes for survivors. Although chronic household illness has …

Feasibility pilot of an adapted parenting program embedded within the Thai public health system

A McCoy, JM Lachman, CL Ward, S Tapanya… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background This feasibility pilot of the Parenting for Lifelong Health for Young Children
program in Thailand aimed to: 1) explore the feasibility of study evaluation approaches; 2) …

Strengthening a culture of prevention in low-and middle-income countries: Balancing scientific expectations and contextual realities

R Parra-Cardona, P Leijten, JM Lachman, A Mejía… - Prevention …, 2021 - Springer
Relevant initiatives are being implemented in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs)
aimed at strengthening a culture of prevention. However, cumulative contextual factors …

Preventing child mental health problems through parenting interventions in Southeastern Europe (RISE): Protocol for a multi-country cluster randomized factorial study

JM Lachman, N Heinrichs, E Jansen, A Brühl… - Contemporary clinical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Child mental health problems continue to be a major global concern, especially
in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Parenting interventions have been shown to …

Programmes for change-addressing sexual and intimate partner violence in South Africa

NJ Shai, Y Sikweyiya - SA Crime Quarterly, 2015 - journals.co.za
South Africa has a number of locally evaluated interventions that have been designed to
prevent sexual and intimate partner violence before it occurs. This article describes such …

Preventing child mental health problems in southeastern Europe: Feasibility study (phase 1 of MOST framework)

E Jansen, I Frantz, J Hutchings, J Lachman… - Family …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The prevalence of child emotional and behavioral problems is an international problem but
is higher in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMIC) where there are often less mental …