Adopting a public health approach in prevention strategies can strengthen community systems that
decreases child maltreatment.
Since unemployed and school dropped - out parents are the most frequent perpetrators of child maltreatment, policies enhancing education and employment rates are expected to effectively
decrease child maltreatment rates.
Not exact matches
The initiative is targeted at improving
child and family outcomes, including
decreasing rates of
child maltreatment and improving parenting practices that may
decrease risk for
maltreatment.
In many European countries, home visiting is a routine part of maternal and
child health care, although the practice is less established in Canada and the United States.7 Over the past 30 years, one of the most promising prevention strategies targeted at
decreasing rates of
child maltreatment has been to provide health services, parenting education, and social support to pregnant women and families with young
children in their own homes.
Combining baseline adjustments, treatment attenuation effects, and prior preschool attendance attenuation effects, we assume that non-low-income
children experience 42 percent of the reduction in the need for special education, 21 percent of the decline in grade retention, 12 percent of the reduction in
child maltreatment, 42 percent of the drop in juvenile and adult crime, 26 percent of the lessening of depression, and 37 percent of the
decrease in smoking experienced by low - income
children.28
And because other studies have linked parenting quality with
child maltreatment, improved parenting skills would likely be associated with improved
child well - being and corresponding
decreases in
maltreatment, even if these effects remain difficult to document.
Michael Hurlburt and colleagues derived a list of eight key components of three leading parent education programs — the Incredible Years, Parent -
Child Interaction Therapy, and Parent Management Training — with a history of some success with child maltreatment populations.71 What the three programs had in common was that each strengthened positive aspects of parent - child interaction, decreased the use of parent directives and commands, used specific behavioral approaches, included detailed materials to support parent skill building, included homework, monitored changes in parenting practices, required role - playing, and lasted at least twenty - five h
Child Interaction Therapy, and Parent Management Training — with a history of some success with
child maltreatment populations.71 What the three programs had in common was that each strengthened positive aspects of parent - child interaction, decreased the use of parent directives and commands, used specific behavioral approaches, included detailed materials to support parent skill building, included homework, monitored changes in parenting practices, required role - playing, and lasted at least twenty - five h
child maltreatment populations.71 What the three programs had in common was that each strengthened positive aspects of parent -
child interaction, decreased the use of parent directives and commands, used specific behavioral approaches, included detailed materials to support parent skill building, included homework, monitored changes in parenting practices, required role - playing, and lasted at least twenty - five h
child interaction,
decreased the use of parent directives and commands, used specific behavioral approaches, included detailed materials to support parent skill building, included homework, monitored changes in parenting practices, required role - playing, and lasted at least twenty - five hours.
Few prevention programs have been rigorously evaluated, and only a few have proven effective.60, 61 Health - care based prevention programs, including parent education programs to reduce rates of abusive head trauma, and improving physician ambulatory care practices to help families
decrease risk factors for
child maltreatment have shown good initial results, but require further evaluation.62, 63 Specific intensive home visitation programs such as nurse home visiting programs for first - time mothers have proven to be both clinically and cost effective in preventing maltreatment.64, 65 However, a program of nurse home visitation has been found ineffective as a treatment model for abusive and neglectful families, highlighting the importance of primary prevention, as well as the need to rigorously evaluate potential treatments for abusive families.66 Child welfare services are historically structured as short - term interventions that monitor families for recidivism, provide parenting education and assist with referrals to community - based serv
child maltreatment have shown good initial results, but require further evaluation.62, 63 Specific intensive home visitation programs such as nurse home visiting programs for first - time mothers have proven to be both clinically and cost effective in preventing
maltreatment.64, 65 However, a program of nurse home visitation has been found ineffective as a treatment model for abusive and neglectful families, highlighting the importance of primary prevention, as well as the need to rigorously evaluate potential treatments for abusive families.66
Child welfare services are historically structured as short - term interventions that monitor families for recidivism, provide parenting education and assist with referrals to community - based serv
Child welfare services are historically structured as short - term interventions that monitor families for recidivism, provide parenting education and assist with referrals to community - based services.
In many European countries, home visiting is a routine part of maternal and
child health care, although the practice is less established in Canada and the United States.7 Over the past 30 years, one of the most promising prevention strategies targeted at
decreasing rates of
child maltreatment has been to provide health services, parenting education, and social support to pregnant women and families with young
children in their own homes.
Impact on the Physiology of the Brain Blue Knot Foundation (2017) Provides information on
decreased frontal lobe functioning and increased limbic system sensitivity and the impact on the left and right hemispheres of the brain in
children experiencing
maltreatment.
Researchers found a 22 %
decreased likelihood of substantiated cases of
child maltreatment as reported by Child Protective Services data when comparing two groups of children born to first - time mot
child maltreatment as reported by
Child Protective Services data when comparing two groups of children born to first - time mot
Child Protective Services data when comparing two groups of
children born to first - time mothers.
New research published this month in
Child Abuse & Neglect, The International Journal found that the Parents as Teachers ® evidence - based home visiting model demonstrates a significant decrease in cases of child maltreatment when home visiting services are delivered through a scaled - up, statewide home visiting pro
Child Abuse & Neglect, The International Journal found that the Parents as Teachers ® evidence - based home visiting model demonstrates a significant
decrease in cases of
child maltreatment when home visiting services are delivered through a scaled - up, statewide home visiting pro
child maltreatment when home visiting services are delivered through a scaled - up, statewide home visiting program.
Programs that
decrease the likelihood that
children will ever be abused or neglected through educating parents, teachers, doctors, other service providers, and the general public about the scope and problems associated with
child maltreatment, the factors that lead to
maltreatment, and ways to prevent it are important.
Develops outcome - driven service plans geared to
decrease risk and increase protective factors associated with
child maltreatment