h.henningham@bangor.ac.uk

• MSc: Child and Adolescent Mental Health
  Institute of Psychiatry and Psychology, King's College London, 2008
• PhD: International Child Health
  UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, 2003
• MSc: Community Disability Studies for Developing Countries
  UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, 1998

Helen teaches a module entitled 'Global Early Childhood' at the Masters level

Helen's main research interests are in the design, implementation, evaluation and scaling of early childhood interventions to promote child development and behaviour and to prevent violence against children in low and middle-income countries. She is currently working on research projects in Jamaica, Bangladesh, Colombia,  Indonesia and Kenya.

2024

• Accepted/In pressA 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., 11 Oct 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Developmental Psychology.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedCost-Effectiveness Analysis of Two Integrated Early Childhood Development Programs into Bangladeshi Primary Health-Care Services.
  Hossain, S. J., Palmer, T., Tipu, S. M. M. U., Mehrin, S. F., Shiraji, S., Hasan, M. I., Bhuiyan, S. A., Salveen, N.-E., Tofail, F., Baker-Henningham, H., Haghparast-Bidgoli, H. & Hamadani, J., 9 May 2024, Social Science Research Network (SSRN).
  Research output: Working paper › Preprint
• PublishedPrevention of violence against children: a qualitative exploration of Colombian policymakers', program facilitators', and caregivers' perceptions
  Cuartas, J., Beccassino, 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
• PublishedThe 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-S111
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

• PublishedA 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
• PublishedImplementation 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
• PublishedIntegrando teoría evidencia y contexto para informar el diseño de programas de prevención de violencia en la primera infancia
  Cuartas, J., Beccassino, 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
• PublishedScaling-Up an Early childhood Parenting Intervention by Integrating into Government Health Care Services in Rural Bangladesh: A Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial
  Mehrin, S. F., Salveen, N.-E., Kawsir, M., Grantham-McGregor, S., Hamadani, J. D. & Baker-Henningham, H., Jul 2023, In: Child: Care Health and Development. 49, 4, p. 750-759 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe 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
• PublishedThe Reach Up Parenting Program, Child Development, and Maternal Depression: A Meta-analysis
  Jervis, P., Coore-Hall, J., O Pitchik, H., Arnold, C., Grantham-McGregor, S., Rubio-Codina, M., Baker-Henningham, H., Fernald, L., Hamadani, J., Smith, J. A., Trias, J. & Walker, S., 1 May 2023, In: Pediatrics. 151, Suppl 2, e2023060221D.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedUsing 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
• PublishedViolent 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
• PublishedViolent 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

2022

• PublishedEarly 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
• PublishedIntegrating a Group-Based, Early Childhood Parenting Intervention into Primary Health Care Services in Rural Bangladesh: A Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial
  Mehrin, S. F., Hasan, M. I., Tofail, F., Shiraji, S., Ridout, D., Grantham-McGregor, S., Hamadani, J. D. & Baker-Henningham, H., 10 Jun 2022, In: Frontiers in Pediatrics. 10, 10 p., 886542.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedQualitative 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. 225-238
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe 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. 8582
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe 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

2021

• PublishedAdapting an evidence-based, early childhood parenting programme for integration into government primary health care services in rural Bangladesh
  Mehrin, S. F., Hamadani, J. D., Salveen, N.-E., Hasan, M. I., Hossain, S. J. & Baker-Henningham, H., 18 Jan 2021, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 8, 608173.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedEffects 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
• PublishedThe 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
• PublishedThe 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

2020

• PublishedDesign 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

2019

• PublishedEvaluation 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
• PublishedIntegrating 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-E375
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedLearning 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

2018

• PublishedEarly 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
• PublishedEffect 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
• PublishedImplementation of Reach-Up early childhood parenting programme: Appropriateness, acceptability and feasibility in Brazil and Zimbabwe
  Smith, J. A., Baker-Henningham, H., Brentani, A., Mugweni, R. & Walker, S. P., 23 May 2018, In: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1419, 1, p. 120-140
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedImplementation of parenting interventions through health services in Jamaica
  Walker, S., Baker-Henningham, H., Chang, S., Powell, C., Lopez-Boo, F. & Grantham-McGregor, S., Apr 2018, In: Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies. 13, 2, p. 127-141
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedParent'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
• PublishedThe 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. 179-200
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe Reach Up Early Childhood parenting program: origins, content and implementation
  Reach Up Team, Mar 2018, In: Zero to Three. 38, 4, p. 37-43
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

• PublishedThe Irie Classroom Toolbox
  Baker-Henningham, H., 2017, University of the West Indies.
  Research output: Book/Report › Book

2016

• PublishedIrie 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
• PublishedMeasuring 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
• PublishedParenting Programme in Health Centres: What you do with baby really matters: implementation manual
  Walker, S., Powell, C., Chang, S., Baker-Henningham, H., Grantham-McGregor, S. & Lopez-Boo, F. (Editor), Aug 2016, Inter-American Development Bank.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report
• PublishedPrograma parental en los centros de salud Lo que usted hace con su bebé realmente importa
  Walker, S., Powell, C., Chang, S., Baker-Henningham, H., Grantham-McGregor, S. & Lopez-Boo, F. (Editor), Aug 2016, Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID).
  Research output: Book/Report › Book
• PublishedReach-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

2015

• PublishedA 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
• PublishedIntegrating 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. 272-280
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe 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. 103-111
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

• PublishedIntervenciones 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
• PublishedTargeted, 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 121
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe 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. 407-433
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

• PublishedAssociations 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. 254-263
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedIntervenciones 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
• PublishedTargeted vs universal provision of support in high-risk communities: comparison of characteristics in two populations recruited to parenting interventions
  Hutchings, J. M., Griffith, N., Bywater, T., Williams, M. & Baker-Henningham, H., 1 Jan 2013, In: Journal of Children's Services. 8, 3, p. 169-182
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2012

• PublishedBuilding human capacity through early childhood intervention: The Child Development Research Programme at the Tropical Medicine Research Institute, The University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica
  Walker, S. P., Chang, S. M., Powell, C. A. & Baker-Henningham, H., 1 Jul 2012, In: West Indian Medical Journal. 61, 4
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedFactors associated with internalising problems in orphans and their caregivers in rural mozambique
  Libombo, P., Baker-Henningham, H. & Grantham-McGregor, S., 1 Jan 2012, In: East African Medical Journal. 89, 1, p. 3-10
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedReducing 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. 101-108
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2011

• PublishedChild and adolescent mental health worldwide: evidence for action
  Keiling, C., Baker-Henningham, H., Belfer, M., Conti, G., Ertem, I., Omigbodun, Y., Rohde, L., Srinath, S., Ulkuer, N. & Rahman, A., 22 Oct 2011, In: The Lancet. 378, 9801, p. 1515-1525
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedInequality in early childhood: risk and protective factors for early child development
  Walker, S. P., Wachs, T., Grantham-McGregor, S., Black, M., Nelson, C., Huffman, S., Baker-Henningham, H., Chang, S., Hamadani, J. D., Lozoff, B., Meeks-Gardner, J., Powell, C., Rahman, A. & Richter, L., 22 Nov 2011, In: The Lancet. 378, 9799, p. 1325-1338
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTransporting 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. 649-661
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2010

• PublishedEarly 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
• PublishedValidity and reliability of mothers' reports of language development in 1-year-old children in a large-scale survey in Bangladesh
  Hamadani, J. D., Baker-Henningham, H., Tofail, F., Mehrin, F., Huda, S. N. & Grantham-McGregor, S. M., 1 Jun 2010, In: Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 31, Supplement 2, p. S 198-206
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2009

• PublishedA 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. 624-631
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedA 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. 632-642
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedExperiences 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. 296-306
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPreventing 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. 460-464
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedUndernourished 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. 1765-1771
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2005

• PublishedReview 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. 1191-1201
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe 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. 1230-1234
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedZinc supplementation and psychosocial stimulation: effects on the development of undernourished Jamaican children
  Meeks-Gardner, J., Powell, C., Baker-Henningham, H., Walker, S., Cole, T. & Grantham-McGregor, S., 1 Aug 2005, In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 82, 2, p. 399-405
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2004

• PublishedFeasibility of integrating early stimulation into primary care for undernourished Jamaican children: cluster randomised controlled trial
  Powell, C., Baker-Henningham, H., Walker, S., Gernay, J. & Grantham-McGregor, S., 8 Jul 2004, In: BMJ. 2004, 329, p. 329-389
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2003

• PublishedMothers 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. 786-792
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Scaling an integrated violence prevention and early childhood development teacher-training intervention in Jamaica

  01/10/2022 – 31/03/2023 (Finished)

• A3728: THRIVE Programme: Research into taking earlychildhood development (ECD) interventions to scale (THRIVE)

  01/09/2022 – 30/06/2025 (Active)

• Development and evaluation of an integrated early childhood development and violence prevention teacher-training programme in Jamaican preschools

  01/10/2018 – 20/07/2020 (Finished)

• Development and evaluation of an integrated early childhood development and violence prevention teacher-training programme in Jamaican preschools

  01/09/2018 – 30/11/2019 (Finished)

• Scaling up an early childhood development intervention by integrating into health services in Bangladesh

  01/09/2017 – 01/08/2019 (Finished)

• The IRIE classrooms toolbox

  01/10/2014 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)