Parenting Skills Program for Military Mothers with Trauma

This trial is testing a parenting program called Parenting STAIR Modular (PSTAIR-M) for military-connected mothers—those who are service members, veterans, or spouses of service members or veterans—who have experienced trauma and struggle with PTSD, depression, or parenting confidence. The program combines two evidence-based approaches: one that helps mothers manage trauma and emotions, and another that improves the parent-child relationship. The study will compare this new program to standard mental health treatment already available at participating clinics.

Many military-connected mothers experience trauma that affects how they parent and relate to their children, but existing treatments don't always address both the mother's trauma recovery and the parent-child relationship at the same time. This trial exists to see whether combining these two approaches in one program works better than treatment as usual.