The Results Speak for themselves

The NEWPIN program has been well researched and validated, not only in Australia, but also by three formal external evaluations conducted in the United Kingdom over a ten-year period.  The common theme recurring through the results of all these studies* was that sustained involvement in NEWPIN was very effective in improving self-esteem, self-confidence, depression and social isolation of women with young families experiencing disadvantage.

NEWPIN is designed to assist parents learn about and identify for themselves, positive parenting styles which encourage sensitive and nurturing parent-child interactions.  Two Australian evaluations have produced strong evidence that the NEWPIN model works.

The first, a collaborative study between Macquarie University, the NSW Department of Education and Training and Burnside (2001) entitled "Do Parenting Programs Make a Difference?", found that amongst NEWPIN service users:

• There was a significant reduction in parental stress

• There was a reduction over the year in the overall potential for physical child abuse at NEWPIN.

The second study conducted by Linda Mondy, University of Newcastle (2001) entitled "A Study of A Child Protection Program – NEWPIN", discovered that:

Mothers reported positive changes in themselves and their children and an increase in their self-esteem and confidence

Attending NEWPIN gave mothers hope for the future

All children reported happy experiences at NEWPIN

NEWPIN impacts on partners thus it is important to either run fathers’s groups or refer fathers to other local services

NEWPIN has also received several prestigious awards in the child protection, anti-violence fields, has been the subject of many articles in child welfare journals and has been widely profiled in the media.

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