Kerry Hozhabrafkan, Patricia Gooding, Anja Wittkowski, Sanaa Hyder, Sarah Peters
{"title":"Women's Experiences of Screening and Assessment of Mental Health Problems in the Perinatal Period: A Systematic Review and Meta-synthesis.","authors":"Kerry Hozhabrafkan, Patricia Gooding, Anja Wittkowski, Sanaa Hyder, Sarah Peters","doi":"10.1007/s10567-026-00571-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-026-00571-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mental health problems occur frequently in the perinatal period and timely identification is key for appropriate support to be offered. Women are routinely asked about their mental health and may undergo formal screening as part of healthcare services in the perinatal period. The aim of this review was to explore women's views and experiences of being screened for mental health problems and to identify which aspects of this screening process they considered to be important. A systematic search was conducted across five electronic databases for potentially eligible studies published up to July 2025. A meta-ethnographic approach was used to synthesise the findings extracted from the thirty-eight papers included in the final analysis. Reciprocal translation resulted in a line of argument synthesis incorporating three over-arching themes. These were 'Opportunities presented by screening' 'Difficulties with screening' and 'Context and constraints'. Identification of salient aspects of the screening process revealed that preferences for how screening is conducted were varied, but more important than the specific method/mode used was the value that women placed on the concept of screening. Nevertheless, several process related factors, such as women's knowledge and expectations of screening, the screening method and environment, were found to be influential. An important implication for clinical care is that perinatal mental health screening can offer impactful and positive opportunities for women when they see value in the process and when this is facilitated by well validated, person-centred, and flexible screening approaches. Questions regarding suicide/self-harm specifically, presented difficulties, and there is an urgent need to examine how this can be made more acceptable to women.</p>","PeriodicalId":51399,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2026-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147846000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shannon McNeair, Catherine Chamberlain, Naomi Priest, Tracy Evans-Whipp, Suzanne Vassallo, Kayla Mansour, Lisa Ritland, Craig A Olsson, Juli Coffin
{"title":"A Scoping Review of Australian Aboriginal Early Relational Health Knowledge Systems.","authors":"Shannon McNeair, Catherine Chamberlain, Naomi Priest, Tracy Evans-Whipp, Suzanne Vassallo, Kayla Mansour, Lisa Ritland, Craig A Olsson, Juli Coffin","doi":"10.1007/s10567-026-00570-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-026-00570-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Australian Aboriginal people have evolved advanced relational knowledge systems for raising children and young people over thousands of years. Documentation of this knowledge within peer-reviewed literature is dispersed across a broad set of disciplines and sources that are mostly contextualised within Eurocentric frameworks. In this scoping review, we describe the literature on Australian Aboriginal Early Relational Knowledge Systems. Our aim is to describe how Australian Aboriginal approaches to relational wellbeing uniquely promote health and human development from pre-conception, to childhood, to adolescence and into parenting next generation offspring. We privilege Australian Indigenous authors as the holders of knowledge and limit our review to data sources led by Australian Indigenous people. A systematic search for relevant studies was conducted across four databases: MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Embase and CINAHL. This yielded 5,141 articles, of which 26 met criteria. A further 5 articles were identified through citation searching resulting in 31 included articles. We describe how Aboriginal children and young people develop relational security through engagement with multiple complex social systems within family and community, through interaction with Country, and across human and non-human elements, many features of which are missed in Western theories and Western interpretation of Aboriginal relational knowledge. Culturally valid and reliable assessment measures are urgently needed to accurately represent and monitor population relational health in Aboriginal children and young people.</p>","PeriodicalId":51399,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2026-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147823352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Natasha Pearce, Donna Cross, Jacinta Francis, Jonathan H Sae-Koew, Alexander M Godley, Caitlin Attwell, Tracy Evans-Whipp, Jacqueline Allen, Ross Homel, Craig A Olsson
{"title":"Opportunities to Improve the Implementation of Relational Health Interventions for Children and Families: A Secondary Analysis of a Scoping Review.","authors":"Natasha Pearce, Donna Cross, Jacinta Francis, Jonathan H Sae-Koew, Alexander M Godley, Caitlin Attwell, Tracy Evans-Whipp, Jacqueline Allen, Ross Homel, Craig A Olsson","doi":"10.1007/s10567-026-00567-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-026-00567-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51399,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147788896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prenatal and Early Childhood Ambient Heat Exposure and Developmental Outcomes: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Jorge Cuartas,Marigen Narea,Marilyn Ahun,Francis Vergunst","doi":"10.1007/s10567-026-00569-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-026-00569-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51399,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review","volume":"426 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2026-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147731271","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz,Suzanne Vassallo,Tracy Evans-Whipp,Kayla Mansour,Gessica Misuraca,Georgia Zoumboulis,Louise Newman,Craig A Olsson,
{"title":"Mapping What Works to Strengthen the Relational Ecology of Early Child Development: A Systematic Scoping Review.","authors":"Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz,Suzanne Vassallo,Tracy Evans-Whipp,Kayla Mansour,Gessica Misuraca,Georgia Zoumboulis,Louise Newman,Craig A Olsson, ","doi":"10.1007/s10567-026-00558-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-026-00558-6","url":null,"abstract":"The development of secure bonds between children and adult carers, particularly parents, is determined by a complex ecosystem of relationships that includes parents, care providers in other settings, and the values and institutions that care for those who care for children. Here we conduct a scoping review to map scientific progress in the development of evidence based interventions across all levels of relational ecology of early child development, form families to communities, the connections between them, and the structures that support them. A systematic search for relevant studies was conducted across three databases: Ovid MEDLINE, PsychInfo, and Embase. A total of 4970 articles were retrieved, with a final retained set of 123 papers (30207 families across 110 unique interventions). Most intervention development has focused on the relationship between children and their mothers. Few interventions directly targeted father involvement in parenting, or broader systems of care within the family (e.g., grandparents) and beyond (e.g., early childcare workers, family friendly workplaces, and the healthcare system). Many population-based programs were situated within existing universal healthcare services for parents of newborns, highlighting scalability and potential for delivering programs proportionate to need. However, further work is needed to convert this potential scalability into a reality. Further investment in intervention development in relational systems beyond the family is urgently needed if we are to create the broader conditions needed to ensure that emotional bonds between children and their adult carers can flourish.","PeriodicalId":51399,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2026-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147702277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Melike Uysal,Ipek Ege Gurel Ficicioglu,Muge Mutlu,Tuba Mutluer
{"title":"Schema Therapy for Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Individual, Group, and Parent-Based Interventions.","authors":"Melike Uysal,Ipek Ege Gurel Ficicioglu,Muge Mutlu,Tuba Mutluer","doi":"10.1007/s10567-026-00568-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-026-00568-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51399,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2026-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147695537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adrienne I Turnell,David J Hawes,Vilas Sawrikar,Mark R Dadds,Lucy A Tully
{"title":"Parenting Interventions for Child Mental Health: The Science and Practice of Measurement-Based Care.","authors":"Adrienne I Turnell,David J Hawes,Vilas Sawrikar,Mark R Dadds,Lucy A Tully","doi":"10.1007/s10567-026-00561-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-026-00561-x","url":null,"abstract":"Evidence-based parenting interventions (EBPIs) are among the most powerful interventions in child mental health, but they are often impacted by non-response and drop-out. Extensive research has demonstrated that measurement-based care (MBC), which involves routine collection of client-reported measures to track intervention progress and inform shared decision-making, is associated with improved outcomes in adult mental health populations, including reduced rates of deterioration and drop-out. Comparatively, there has been little research on MBC in child mental health. MBC is inherently more complex and nuanced in EBPIs for child mental health due to the need to collect and integrate data from multiple caregivers, therefore the application of MBC requires careful consideration. This paper presents key considerations and recommendations for the effective implementation of MBC in EBPIs, with a focus on the application of the Collect, Share, Act Model (Barber & Resnick, 2022). Key considerations and recommendations are provided for: (1) collecting multi-informant data, (2) selecting measures, (3) administering measures, (4) sharing and integrating multiple and discrepant perspectives, (5) examining trajectories of change in EBPIs, (6) using MBC data to optimise clinical decision making and intervention planning, (7) considering organisational factors that may affect implementation, and (8) using MBC with culturally and linguistically diverse populations. A new framework is provided, the Parenting CIRCLE of MBC, to guide how MBC data can inform clinical decision making to personalise EBPIs to the needs and preferences of families.","PeriodicalId":51399,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2026-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147695538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Craig A Olsson,Jacqui A Macdonald,Tracy Evans-Whipp,Alex Fischer,Primrose Letcher,Elizabeth A Spry,Stephen R Zubrick,
{"title":"Population Perspectives on Nurturing Relational Health from Early Life: A Systematic Review Series.","authors":"Craig A Olsson,Jacqui A Macdonald,Tracy Evans-Whipp,Alex Fischer,Primrose Letcher,Elizabeth A Spry,Stephen R Zubrick, ","doi":"10.1007/s10567-026-00565-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-026-00565-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51399,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2026-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147655792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stephen R. Zubrick, Tracy Evans-Whipp, Craig A. Olsson
{"title":"Population Approaches to Promoting Relational Health From Early Life","authors":"Stephen R. Zubrick, Tracy Evans-Whipp, Craig A. Olsson","doi":"10.1007/s10567-026-00566-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-026-00566-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51399,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review","volume":"96 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147462159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Video-Feedback Interventions Focusing on the Mother–Child Relationship: A Systematic Review of Program Characteristics, Evidence, and Outcomes in Early Childhood","authors":"Francesca Favieri, Lucia Lombardi, Cristina Mazza, Alessandra Babore, Cristina Riva Crugnola, Renata Tambelli","doi":"10.1007/s10567-026-00559-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-026-00559-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51399,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147461810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}