Natale Ruby, Pan Yue, Agosto Yaray, Velasquez Carolina, Granja Karen, Guzmán Garcia Emperatriz, Jent Jason
Mailman Center for Child Development, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Children (Basel). 2025 Jun 19;12(6):800. doi: 10.3390/children12060800.
Preschool children from low-income, ethnically diverse communities face disproportionate rates of behavioral challenges and early expulsion from early care and education (ECE) programs. This study evaluated the efficacy, feasibility, and utility of Jump Start on the Go (JS Go), a bilingual, AI-enabled mobile application. JS Go is designed to deliver a 14-week early childhood mental health consultation model in under-resourced ECE settings. : This mixed-methods study compared JS Go to the standard in-person Jump Start (JS) program. Participants included 28 teachers and 114 children from six centers (three JS Go, three JS). Quantitative measures assessed teacher classroom practices and child psychosocial outcomes at baseline and post-intervention. App usability and acceptability were only evaluated post-intervention. Seven semi-structured interviews were conducted post-intervention with JS Go directors/teachers to assess the app's feasibility for implementing the four program pillars: safety, behavior support, self-care, and communication. : JS Go was more effective than JS in promoting teacher classroom practices related to behavior support and resiliency. Both programs were similar in improving children's protective factors and reducing internalizing behaviors, with consistent effects across English and Spanish-speaking children. Teachers rated the JS Go app with high acceptability, though predicted future usage showed greater variability. Rapid qualitative analysis showed that participants found the app easy to use, frequently accessed its resources, and considered it helpful for reinforcing key strategies across the four program pillars. : JS Go is a novel approach to providing mental health consultation. It represents a promising mobile adaptation of the established JS consultation model, with important implications for future practice and research.
来自低收入、种族多样社区的学龄前儿童面临行为挑战的比例过高，且过早被早期护理和教育（ECE）项目开除。本研究评估了一款名为“随时启动”（JS Go）的双语、人工智能驱动的移动应用程序的疗效、可行性和实用性。JS Go旨在为资源不足的ECE环境提供为期14周的幼儿心理健康咨询模式。：这项混合方法研究将JS Go与标准的面对面“启动”（JS）项目进行了比较。参与者包括来自六个中心（三个JS Go中心、三个JS中心）的28名教师和114名儿童。定量测量在基线和干预后评估教师的课堂实践和儿童的心理社会结果。应用程序的可用性和可接受性仅在干预后进行评估。干预后对JS Go主任/教师进行了七次半结构化访谈，以评估该应用程序实施四个项目支柱（安全、行为支持、自我护理和沟通）的可行性。：在促进与行为支持和复原力相关的教师课堂实践方面，JS Go比JS更有效。在改善儿童的保护因素和减少内化行为方面，两个项目相似，对说英语和西班牙语的儿童都有一致的效果。教师对JS Go应用程序的接受度很高，不过预测的未来使用率显示出更大的差异。快速定性分析表明，参与者发现该应用程序易于使用，经常访问其资源，并认为它有助于强化四个项目支柱的关键策略。：JS Go是一种提供心理健康咨询的新方法。它代表了对既定的JS咨询模式的一种有前景的移动改编，对未来的实践和研究具有重要意义。
