African-American Social Support Effectiveness Treatment

This proposed novel intervention has four prenatal modules and two postpartum review sessions addressing key correlates of Perinatal Depression (PND) with the largest effect sizes by targeting fathers': 1) prenatal and postpartum family involvement; 2) mental health psychoeducation; 3) interparental communication and relationship skills; and 4) balanced division of family tasks. The intervention is based on the stress-generation and cognitive-behavior theories to frame skill-based individual sessions of didactics, interactive training, and trackable objectives.