Helping families in child protective services create smoke-free homes
Official title: Establishing smoke-free homes with families involved in child protective services: An effectiveness-implementation trial of an integrated program
Funded at Georgia State University · NIH-11294316 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project tries a combined smoke-free homes and SafeCare program to help families involved with child protective services keep young children safe from secondhand smoke.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Georgia State University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Atlanta, United States) |
| Project start | January 1, 2021 |
| Project end | December 31, 2026 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $481,630 |
| NIH project number | 5R01CA248551-06 |
| Project ID | NIH-11294316 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Caregivers (mothers or other household adults) involved with child protective services who live with children aged 0–11 and have smokers in the home would be ideal candidates.
✕Less likely to help
Families not involved with child protective services, households without smokers, or those unwilling to participate in home-based coaching are unlikely to benefit.
What this research studies
If your family is involved with child protective services and has young children, you may be offered an integrated program that blends 'Some Things Are Better Outside' with SafeCare to promote smoke-free homes. Fifty certified SafeCare providers will be randomly assigned to deliver either the combined Smoke-Free SafeCare program or the standard SafeCare, and each provider will work with about ten families, totaling roughly 500 families. The program includes home visits, coaching on keeping smoking outdoors, parenting skills, and supports to reduce children's exposure to secondhand smoke. Researchers will also track how well the combined program can be implemented in real-world child welfare settings to see if it can be widely adopted.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Could help reduce children's exposure to secondhand smoke, lowering their risk of cancer and other long-term health problems.
How similar studies have gone: Both 'Some Things Are Better Outside' and SafeCare have prior evidence supporting their effects on smoke exposure reduction and child safety, but combining them into a single program is a novel approach being tested.
Where this research is happening
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Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Self-Brown, Shannon Renee — Georgia State University
- Study coordinator: Self-Brown, Shannon Renee
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.