The Vermont Family Based Approach: Family Based Health Promotion, Illness Prevention, and Intervention

Jim Hudziak; Masha Y Ivanova

doi:10.1016/j.chc.2015.11.002

The Vermont Family Based Approach: Family Based Health Promotion, Illness Prevention, and Intervention

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2016 Apr;25(2):167-78. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2015.11.002. Epub 2016 Jan 19.

Authors

Jim Hudziak¹, Masha Y Ivanova²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont College of Medicine & University of Vermont Medical Center, 1 South Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05495, USA. Electronic address: James.Hudziak@uvm.edu.
² Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont College of Medicine & University of Vermont Medical Center, 1 South Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05495, USA.

PMID: 26980122
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2015.11.002

Abstract

All health is tied to emotional and behavioral health. To improve population health, we need innovative approaches to healthcare that target emotional and behavioral health. The Vermont Family Based Approach (VFBA) is a healthcare paradigm that aims to improve population health by improving emotional and behavioral health. Because the family is a powerful health-promoting social institution, the VFBA also aims to shift the delivery of healthcare to the family level. This article introduces the VFBA, and presents the main empirical findings that informed the approach in the context of the early childhood period.

Keywords: Family Wellness Coaching; Family based emotional and behavioral healthcare; Focused Family Coaching; Innovative healthcare; VFBA; Vermont family based approach.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Family / psychology*
Family Health*
Family Therapy / methods*
Health Promotion / methods*
Humans
Mental Disorders / prevention & control*
Primary Prevention / methods*
Vermont