Professor Helen Baker-Henningham
Professor in Psychology

Links
- http://www.irietoolbox.com
Downloadable resources related to the IRIE Classroom Toolbox: a teacher-training, violence prevention programme for use with early childhood practitioners in low- and middle-income countries.
Contact info
h.henningham@bangor.ac.uk
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Early Stimulation and Nutrition: The Impacts of a Scalable Intervention
Attanasio, O., Baker-Henningham, H., Bernal, R., Meghir, C., Pineda, D. & Rubio-Codina, M., Aug 2022, In: Journal of the European Economic Association. 20, 4, p. 1395-1432 38 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Early stimulation and nutrition: The impacts of a scalable intervention
Attanasio, O., Baker-Henningham, H., Bernal, R., Meghir, C., Pineda, D. & Rubio-Codina, M., 17 Sept 2018, In: NBER Working Paper Series.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Effect of Transporting an Evidence-Based, Violence Prevention Intervention to Jamaican Preschools on Teacher and Class-wide Child Behaviour: A Cluster Randomised Trial
Baker-Henningham, H. & Walker, S., 19 Feb 2018, In: Global Mental Health. 5, e7.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Irie Classroom Toolbox, a universal violence-prevention teacher-training programme, in Jamaican preschools: a single-blind, cluster-randomised controlled trial
Baker-Henningham, H., Bowers, M., Francis, T., Vera-Hernández, M. & Walker, S., 1 Apr 2021, In: The Lancet Global Health. 9, 4, E456-E468.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intervenciones de estimulación infantil temprana en los países en vías de desarrollo: Lo que funciona, por qué y para quién
Baker-Henningham, H. & Lopez-Boo, F., 2014, In: Económica: Journal of the Department of Economics. 60, p. 120-186 66 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of early stimulation on maternal depression: a cluster randomised controlled trial
Baker-Henningham, H., Powell, C., Walker, S. & Grantham-McGregor, S., 13 Sept 2005, In: Disease in Childhood. 90, 12, p. 1230-1234Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mothers of undernourished Jamaican children have poorer psychosocial functioning and this is associated with stimulation provided in the
Baker-Henningham, H., Powell, C., Walker, S. & Grantham-McGregor, S., 1 Jun 2003, In: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 57, 6, p. 786-792Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reducing child conduct problems and promoting social skills in a middle-income country: cluster randomised controlled trial
Baker-Henningham, H., Scott, S., Jones, K. & Walker, S., 12 Apr 2012, In: British Journal of Psychiatry. 201, 2, p. 101-108Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Early childhood stimulation interventions in developing countries: A comprehensive literature review
Baker-Henningham, H. & Lopez-Boo, F., Sept 2010, 2010 ed. Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID).Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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A qualitative study of teacher's perceptions of an intervention to prevent conduct problems in Jamaican pre-schools
Baker-Henningham, H. & Walker, S., 5 Aug 2009, In: Child: care, health and development. 35, 5, p. 632-642Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Transporting evidence-based interventions across cultures: using focus groups with teachers and parents of pre-school children to inform the implementation of the Incredible Years Teacher Training Programme in Jamaica
Baker-Henningham, H., 1 Sept 2011, In: Child: care, health and development. 37, 5, p. 649-661Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A pilot study of the Incredible Years Teacher Training programme and a curriculum unit on social and emotional skills in community pre-schools in Jamaica
Baker-Henningham, H., Walker, S., Powell, C. & Meeks-Gardner, J., 1 Sept 2009, In: Child: care, health and development. 35, 5, p. 624-631Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Parent's use of harsh punishment and young children's behaviour and achievement: A longitudinal study of Jamaican children with conduct problems
Baker-Henningham, H. & Francis, T., 12 Oct 2018, In: Global Mental Health. 5, e32.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Preventing behaviour problems through a universal intervention in Jamaican basic schools: a pilot study
Baker-Henningham, H., Walker, S., Powell, C. & J.M., G., 1 Nov 2009, In: West Indian Medical Journal. 58, 5, p. 460-464Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experiences of violence and deficits in academic achievement among primary school aged children in Jamaica
Baker-Henningham, H., Meeks-Gardner, J., Chang, S. & Walker, S., 29 May 2009, In: Child Abuse and Neglect. 33, 5, p. 296-306Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A mixed-method feasibility trial of an early childhood, violence prevention, parenting program integrated into preschool provision in Jamaica
Baker-Henningham, H., Francis, T. & Bowers, M., Mar 2025, (Accepted/In press) Inter-American Development Bank.Research output: Working paper
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Targeted, preventive interventions in primary school prevent mental health problems in adolescence
Baker-Henningham, H., 30 Jul 2014, In: Evidence-Based Mental Health. 17, 4, p. Article 121Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Undernourished children have different temperaments than better-nourished children in rural Bangladesh
Baker-Henningham, H., Hamadani, J., Huda, S. N. & Grantham-McGregor, S., 15 Jul 2009, In: Journal of Nutrition. 139, 9, p. 1765-1771Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Irie Classroom Toolbox
Baker-Henningham, H., 2017, University of the West Indies.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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The Process of Scaling Early Childhood Violence Prevention Programs in Jamaica
Baker-Henningham, H., Bowers, M. & Francis, T., 1 May 2023, In: Pediatrics. 151, Supplement 2, e2023060221M.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of a Teacher-Training Violence Prevention Program in Jamaican Preschools on Child Behavior, Academic Achievement, and School Attendance in Grade One of Primary School: Follow up of a cluster randomized trial.
Baker-Henningham, H., Scott, Y., Francis, T. & Walker, S., 3 Jun 2021, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 12, 652050.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of a Violence-Prevention Programme with Jamaican Primary School Teachers: A Cluster Randomised Trial
Baker-Henningham, H., Scott, Y., Bowers, M. & Francis, T., 6 Aug 2019, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16, 15, 18 p., 2797.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Irie Classroom Toolbox: Developing a violence-prevention, preschool teacher-training program using evidence, theory and practice
Baker-Henningham, H., 23 May 2018, In: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1419, 1, p. 179-200Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Irie Classroom Toolbox: a study protocol for a cluster-randomised trial of a universal violence prevention programme in Jamaican preschools
Baker-Henningham, H., Vera-Hernández, M., Alderman, H. & Walker, S., 10 May 2016, In: BMJ Open. 6, 5, e012166.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of early childhood education programmes in the promotion of child and adolescent mental health in low- and middle-income countries
Baker-Henningham, H., 1 Apr 2014, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 43, 2, p. 407-433Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intervenciones de estimulación infantil temprana en los países en vías de desarrollo: Lo que funciona, por qué y para quién
Baker-Henningham, H. & Lopez-Boo, F., 1 May 2013, Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID).Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
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Implementation quality of an early childhood parenting program in Colombia and child development
Bernal, R., Gomez Alvarado, M., Santiago, P.-C. & Baker-Henningham, H., 1 May 2023, In: Pediatrics. 151, supplement 2, e2023060221J.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Irie Classroom Toolbox: Mixed method assessment to inform future implementation and scale up of an early childhood, teacher-training, violence prevention programme
Bowers, M., Francis, T. & Baker-Henningham, H., 13 Dec 2022, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 10, p. 1040952 19 p., 3389.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Integrating a Parenting Intervention with Routine Primary Health Care: A Cluster Randomized Trial
Chang, S. M., Grantham-McGregor, S. M., Powell, C. A., Vera-Hernandez, M., Lopez-Boo, F., Baker-Henningham, H. & Walker, S. P., 6 Jul 2015, In: Pediatrics. 136, 2, p. 272-280Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A parenting intervention delivered at routine primary health visits improved child cognitive development and parenting knowledge
Chang, S. M., Grantham McGregor, S. M., Powell, C. A., Vera Hernández, M., Lopez Boo, F., Baker-Henningham, H. & Walker, S. P., 1 Dec 2015.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Using lessons learnt from key stakeholders to increase support for scaling the Reach Up early childhood parenting program
Coore-Hall, J., Smith, J., Kelly, M., Baker-Henningham, H., Chang, S. & Walker, S., 8 Aug 2023, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 11, p. 1151826 1151826.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Apapacho Violence Prevention Parenting Program: Conceptual Foundations and Pathways to Scale
Cuartas, J., Baker-Henningham, H., Cepeda, A. & Rey-Guerra, C., 14 Jul 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 14, p. 8582Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Integrando teoría evidencia y contexto para informar el diseño de programas de prevención de violencia en la primera infancia
Cuartas, J., Beccassino Arjona, L. & Baker-Henningham, H., 26 Jan 2023, Integrando teoría evidencia y contexto para informar el diseño de programas de prevención de violencia en la primera infancia. Centro de Estudios Sobre Seguridad Y Drogas (CESED), Facultad de Economica, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, Vol. Documento Temático #35. 44 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Prevention of violence against children: a qualitative exploration of Colombian policymakers', program facilitators', and caregivers' perceptions
Cuartas, J., Beccassino Arjona, L., Baker-Henningham, H., Pineda Diaz, O. & Fernanda Rodríguez, M., Sept 2024, In: Child: Care Health and Development. 50, 5, e13325.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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La Estrategia Apapacho para la Promoción de la Crianza Amorosa y Sensible y la Prevención de la Violencia en la Primera Infancia: Manual de Facilitación
Cuartas, J., Borbón, J., Beccassino Arjona, L., Guerra Rubio, M., Rey-Guerra, C. & Baker-Henningham, H., Jun 2024, 120 p.Research output: Other contribution
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Violent Discipline and Parental Behavior : Short- and Medium-term Effects of Virtual Parenting Support to Caregivers
Dinarte Diaz, L., Ravindran, S., Shah, M., Powers, S. & Baker-Henningham, H., 26 Jun 2023, Washington D.C.: World Bank Group, (Policy Research Working Paper; Impact Evaluation Series; no. WPS10507).Research output: Working paper
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Violent Discipline and Parental Behavior: Short- and Medium-Term Effects of Virtual Parenting Support to Caregivers
Dinarte Diaz, L., Ravindran, S., Shah, M., Powers, S. & Baker-Henningham, H., 12 Jun 2023, National Bureau of Economic Research, (NBER Working Paper Series; vol. Working Paper 31338).Research output: Working paper
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The Irie Homes Toolbox: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of an Early Childhood Parenting Program to Prevent Violence Against Children in Jamaica
Francis, T. & Baker-Henningham, H., Jul 2021, In: Children and Youth Services Review. 126, 106060.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A feasibility trial of an early childhood, violence prevention, parenting program integrated into early childhood educational provision in Jamaica: A study protocol
Francis, T., Bowers, M. & Baker-Henningham, H., 2025, In: Developmental Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Qualitative Evaluation of the Mechanisms of Action in an Early Childhood Parenting Programme to Prevent Violence Against Children in Jamaica
Francis, T., Packer, D. & Baker-Henningham, H., May 2023, In: Child: Care Health and Development. 49, 3, p. 579-590 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Virtual Irie Homes Toolbox: Adaptation and remote delivery of an early childhood, violence prevention, parenting program in Jamaica
Francis, T., Dinarte Diaz, L., Powers, S. & Baker-Henningham, H., 19 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Research in Childhood Education. 38, Supplement 1, p. S92-S111Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Design and Implementation of the Irie Homes Toolbox: A Violence Prevention, Early Childhood, Parenting Program
Francis, T. & Baker-Henningham, H., 16 Nov 2020, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 8, 582961.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Qualitative Evaluation of a Scalable Early Childhood Parenting Programme in Rural Colombia
Gomez , M. L., Bernal, R. & Baker-Henningham, H., Mar 2022, In: Child: Care Health and Development. 48, 2, p. 225-238Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reach-Up and Learn
Grantham-McGregor, S., Walker, S., Powell, C., Chang-Lopez, S., Baker-Henningham, H., Hamadani, J. & Rubio-Codina, M., 2016, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Review of the evidence linking protein and energy to mental development
Grantham-McGregor, S. & Baker-Henningham, H., 1 Oct 2005, In: Public Health Nutrition. 8, 7a, p. 1191-1201Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Incredible Years Parent–Toddler Programme and parental language: a randomised controlled trial
Gridley, N., Hutchings, J. M. & Baker-Henningham, H., Jan 2015, In: Child: care, health and development. 41, 1, p. 103-111Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Associations between socio-economic disadvantage and parenting behaviours
Gridley, N., Hutchings, J. & Baker-Henningham, H., 1 Jan 2013, In: Journal of Children's Services. 8, 4, p. 254-263Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Measuring Parental Language to Target Families for Early-Intervention Services
Gridley, N., Baker-Henningham, H. & Hutchings, J., 8 Dec 2016, In: Child Care in Practice. 22, 4, p. 348-367 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Learning opportunities and responsive caregiving
Hamadani, J., Baker-Henningham, H., Tofail, F., Mehrin, S. & Grantham-McGregor, S., Jun 2019, In: The Lancet Global Health. 7, 6, p. e709 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Integrating an early childhood development programme into the Bangladeshi Primary Health Care Services: A cluster randomised trial
Hamadani, J. D., Mehrin, S. F., Tofail, F., Hasan, M. I., Huda, S. N., Baker-Henningham, H., Ridout, D. & Grantham-McGregor, S., Mar 2019, In: The Lancet Global Health. 7, 3, p. E366-E375Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review