Parenting interventions for the prevention of unintentional injuries in childhood

There is fairly consistent evidence that parenting interventions, most commonly provided within the home using multi-faceted interventions are effective in reducing child injury and that they also improve home safety.

Abstract

Parenting interventions, most commonly provided within the home using multi-faceted interventions are effective in reducing child injury. There is fairly consistent evidence that they also improve home safety. The evidence relates mainly to interventions provided to families from disadvantaged populations, who are at risk of adverse child health outcomes or whose families may benefit from extra support. Further research is required to explore mechanisms by which these interventions may reduce injury, the features of parenting interventions that are necessary or sufficient to reduce injury and the generalisability to different population groups.