PuP Empirical Research

PuP4Dads NIHR Final Report (2022)

The Final report of the NIHR PuP4Dads Report carried out in Scotland is now published. The feasibility study, lead by Prof. Anne Whittaker (Stirling University), aimed to evaluate PuP with fathers of men receiving treatment for substance misuse.

PuP UK RCT (2019)

Results of RCT carried out in the UK by Professor Jane Barlow. The RCT compared the Parents under Pressure with Treatment as Usual in a sample of parents engaged in community-based substance misuse services and were primary caregivers of children less than 2.5 years of age.

PuP Australian RCT (2007)

The study reports on the results of a randomized controlled trial of the Parents under Pressure (PuP) program that compared outcomes of families with a parent on methadone maintenance who received PuP with families who received standard care.

Feasibility study of a family-focused intervention to improve outcomes for children with FASD (2017)

A study providing preliminary support for the feasibility of an adapted version of the PuP program. Thus, offering a potential multi-component option, that aims to improve self-regulatory skills for children with FASD, through focusing on improving the parent-child relationship and incorporating mindfulness-based techniques for both parents and children.

Capacity to Change (2017)

Evaluation of PuP at Coolmine (2018)

Over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children (2020)

Moderators and mediators our outcomes (2021)

Therapeutic Process of Change (2022)