Evidence & Outcomes
LightBEAM is a lighter touch, evidence-informed adaptation of the BEAM program, and will include Canada-wide recruitment.
Here’s some of the key evidence we’ve gathered from BEAM
Mood tracking increased both self-awareness and perceived helpfulness of the program.
Parents enrolled in BEAM experienced consistent decreases in depression and anxiety symptoms, sleep problems, and anger.
Mental Health
BEAM was developed for parents, in collaboration with parents, and tested in four different studies.
When compared to usual services, BEAM contributed to greater reductions in harsh parenting, including conflictual parenting interactions.
Parenting
References
Joyce, K. M., Rioux, C., MacKinnon, A. L., Katz, L. Y., Reynolds, K., Kelly, L. E., ... & Roos, L. E. (2023). The Building Emotional Awareness and Mental health (BEAM) program developed with a community partner for mothers of infants: protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9(1), 1-14.
MacKinnon, A. L., Simpson, K. M., Salisbury, M. R., Bobula, J., Penner-Goeke, L., Berard, L., ... & Roos, L. E. (2022). Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM): a pilot randomized controlled trial of an app-based program for mothers of toddlers. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 880972.
Xie, E. B., Freeman, M., Penner-Goeke, L., Reynolds, K., Lebel, C., Giesbrecht, G. F., ... & Tomfohr-Madsen, L. (2023). Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM): an open-pilot and feasibility study of a digital mental health and parenting intervention for mothers of infants. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9(1), 1-13.
Xie, E. B., Simpson, K. M., Reynolds, K. A., Giuliano, R. J., Protudjer, J. L., Soderstrom, M., ... & Roos, L. E. (2022). Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM): study protocol for a phase III randomized controlled trial of the BEAM app-based program for mothers of children 18–36 months. Trials, 23(1), 1-21.
