Safe Mothers, Safe Children Initiative (SMSC)
PTSD, Depression, Child Maltreatment

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for PTSD
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Receiving preventive services
- Meeting DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for PTSD (CAPS-5) with or without co-occurring depression (SCID-5)
- Having 1-8-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:
- 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 DSM-5 criteria for current substance or alcohol use symptoms or diagnosis in the past month (SCID-5)
- Having current symptoms or diagnosis of psychosis as defined by the DSM-5 in the past year (SCID-5)
- Having a disability affecting communication, such as deafness
- Having an index child with a developmental condition that impedes functioning, e.g. autism spectrum condition
- Having symptoms of psychosis during childhood in the past three 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If there is a history of IPV/family violence and the relationship is no longer active, the relationship must have ended for at least ninety days with no intention of restarting; If there is a history of IPV/family violence, but the relationship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
Sites / Locations
- McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and ResearchRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
P-STAIR
Supportive Counseling
Participants will receive 23 weekly individual treatment sessions. Each session will last one hour. P-STAIR is a combination of STAIR and PCIT. STAIR focuses on reduction of PTSD symptoms through enhancement of emotion regulation skills. PCIT focuses on the reduction of negative parenting skills and the increase of positive parenting skills.
Participants will receive 23 weekly individual treatment sessions. Each session will last one hour. Supportive counseling has been modified to permit non-trauma discussion of parenting problems. Each session is client-directed and clinicians take an unconditionally supportive role.