Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 3 · Licensed source edition
Acceptability of Circle of Security-Parenting groups in NHS community perinatal mental health services in England: parent and practitioner perspectives
Originally published 2026-02-07 · BMC Psychology
BMC · DOI 10.1186/s40359-026-04068-6 ↗
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How do participants experience a structured group focused on recognizing a young child's needs?
The authors examine whether a parenting program is acceptable in routine services, a different question from whether it improves attachment.
Who was studied?
Families and practitioners in English community perinatal mental health services
Age / stage: Perinatal families
Read with three questions
- How do participants experience a structured group focused on recognizing a young child's needs?
- Which participants were heard and which questions remain outside this program or sample?
- Which features of the study population (families and practitioners in English community perinatal mental health services) would matter when applying the findings in another setting?
Keep the limits in view
The qualitative analysis drew on parents and practitioners from the intervention arm. Their accounts address acceptability of the groups and cannot estimate effects relative to usual care.
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Zoë Darwin; Lani Richards; Amy Clarke; Kavita Trevena; Sophia Nahz Rehman; Jude Field; Nina Morris; Innamana Pettyll; Basanti Aryal; Kim Alyousefi-van Dijk; Ruth O’Shaughnessy; Nic Horley; Ed Waddingham; Daphne Babalis; Victoria Cornelius; Pasco Fearon; Steve Pilling; Jiunn Wang; Elena Pizzo; Peter Fonagy; Camilla Rosan (2026). Acceptability of Circle of Security-Parenting groups in NHS community perinatal mental health services in England: parent and practitioner perspectives BMC Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04068-6
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