Supporting Head Start Parents with a Parent Support Group

Abstract

This study describes the content and process of a parent support group that was implemented as part of Family Connections, a preventive mental health intervention, in one Head Start program. The group content focused on the interests of the Latina mothers who participated, and these included parenting, economic resources, immigration information, and personal goals. Data describing the process also suggest a possible support group model that might be implemented within the frame of preventive, system wide mental health consultation and professional development.