What kind of outcomes can be expected from the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)?

According to the Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development:

  • In a U.S. Population Study:
    • Positive effects in the Triple P System counties for rates of substantiated child maltreatment, child-out-of-home placements, and hospitalizations or emergency-room visits for child maltreatment injuries, compared to control counties
       
  • In an Australian Population Study:
    • Triple P System was associated with significantly greater reductions in emotional problems and psycho-social distress in both children and their parents than in the care as usual condition
    • No intervention effects were found for conduct problems, hyperactivity and peer relationship difficulties.
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