Journal article
Mothers' AdvocateS in the Community (MOSAIC)-non-professional mentor support to reduce intimate partner violence and depression in mothers: A cluster randomised trial in primary care
AJ Taft, R Small, KL Hegarty, LF Watson, L Gold, JA Lumley
BMC Public Health | Published : 2011
Abstract
Background: Effective interventions to increase safety and wellbeing of mothers experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) are scarce. As much attention is focussed on professional intervention, this study aimed to determine the effectiveness of non-professional mentor support in reducing IPV and depression among pregnant and recent mothers experiencing, or at risk of IPV. Methods. MOSAIC was a cluster randomised trial in 106 primary care (maternal and child health nurse and general practitioner) clinics in Melbourne, Australia. 63/106 clinics referred 215 eligible culturally and linguistically diverse women between January 2006 and December 2007. 167 in the intervention (I) arm, and 91 in..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Funding support. The authors are grateful for research funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, VicHealth (Victorian Health Promotion Foundation) and implementation funding from the Victorian Government Community Support Fund Grant Program and beyondblue (the national depression initiative).Angela Taft held a VicHealth Public Health Fellowship. Rhonda Small held a National Health and Medical Research Council (NH&MRC) Career Development Award. Lisa Gold is supported by an NH&MRC Capacity Building Award.