Early intervention for mothers and infants who have experienced family violence: the ANROWS project

About this episode

The episode discusses the ANROWS project focused on early intervention for mothers and infants affected by family violence.

A number of women and children are adversely affected by family violence across their lifetime that has immediate and long-lasting effects on their psychosocial, developmental, cognitive and social-emotional health. The Safe Nest Group (SNG) program is designed as a weekly, 6 session intervention for women and their infants who are under 3 years old, to engage in a group session underpinned by trauma-informed, psychodynamic and infant mental health principles. The project aimed to prioritise ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Arna Delle-Vergini, William Wainwright

Topics covered

• family violence
• early intervention
• mental health
• women's health
• infant development

Keywords

• family violence
• early intervention
• trauma-informed care
• infant mental health
• psychosocial health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Safe Nest Group, ANROWS

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