Results showed that, at six months after participating in the program, caregivers who attended more sessions were significantly less likely to be
reported for child maltreatment, holding other factors constant.
However, a seasoned mental health professional may be required in order to determine whether a child's change in mood, attitude or behavior is
concerning for child maltreatment.
The target population is families with children (birth to 18) who meet risk
criteria for child maltreatment (criteria are adapted based on geographic differences).
Promoting Safe Stable and Nurturing Relationships (SSNRs): A Strategic Direction
for Child Maltreatment Prevention outlines a five year vision for preventing child maltreatment.
More than 3 million American children are
investigated for child maltreatment each year, and 800,000 children — about one in every hundred — are identified by state agencies as having been abused or neglected.
Child Maltreatment: Screening and Anticipatory Guidance (PDF - 142 KB) Horner (2013) Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 27 (4) Explains how pediatric nurse practitioners can incorporate
screening for child maltreatment into their practice.
Target Population: Families who had been reported to the child welfare
system for child maltreatment including physical and emotional maltreatment in addition to child neglect; may be used as a court - ordered parenting program
Target Population: Families who have been reported to the child welfare system
for child maltreatment including physical and emotional maltreatment in addition to child neglect; may be used as a court - ordered parenting program
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development selected Penn State to establish the Center for Healthy Children, a national
resource for child maltreatment research and training.
In multiple meta - analytic reviews, professional home visiting programs have emerged as one of the most effective preventive
programs for child maltreatment, and remain one of the most well - researched interventions.
Success Stories From PREVENT: Building
Capacity for Child Maltreatment Prevention PREVENT Institute Describes examples of successful multidisciplinary efforts from across the country to plan, implement, and evaluate prevention strategies.
Collaboration FRIENDS National Center (2018) Provides information and resources on Community - Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) programs and creating effective
partnerships for child maltreatment prevention.
Practice Guideline: Integrating Prevention Into the Work of Child Maltreatment Professionals American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Practice Guidelines, 2010 View Abstract Presents guidelines designed to assist professionals in going beyond reporting child abuse by integrating best
practices for child maltreatment prevention activities into their daily work with children and families.
Today CAPTA, most recently reauthorized in 2010, continues to provide minimum
standards for child maltreatment definitions and support States» prevention and intervention efforts.
Burgess and Drais propose that child maltreatment is too complex to be explained fully by genetic relatedness alone and cite other
reasons for child maltreatment, such as social factors, ecological factors and child traits such as disability and age.
Target Population: Families with children aged 0 - 5 years who have risk
factors for child maltreatment such as parental depression or substance abuse
Given the stakes for everyone involved, states and counties that administer foster care almost always offer training and resources to parents they've
investigated for child maltreatment.
All families complete a Parent Survey or similar assessment in order to determine the presence of various factors associated with increased
risk for child maltreatment or other adverse childhood experiences, as well as identify family strengths and protective factors.
Are father surrogates a risk factor
for child maltreatment?
screenings and assessments to determine families at risk
for child maltreatment or other adverse childhood experiences;
screenings and assessments to determine families at risk
for child maltreatment or other adverse childhood experiences;
All families complete a Parent Survey or similar assessment in order to determine the presence of various factors associated with increased risk
for child maltreatment or other adverse childhood experiences, as well as identify family strengths and protective factors.
In a study of the California Family Risk Assessment, Johnson (1999) found no racial bias in the assessment of risk
for child maltreatment.
Ronald J. Prinz and others, 8220; Population - Based Prevention
for Child Maltreatment: The U.S. Triple P System Population Trial, 8221; Prevention Science, published online January 22, 2009; DOI 10.1007 / s11121 -009-0123-3.
Brown, J., Cohen, P., Johnson, J. G. & Salzinger, S. (1998) A longitudinal analysis of risk factors
for child maltreatment: findings of a 17 - year prospective study of officially recorded and self - reported child abuse and neglect, Child Abuse and Neglect, 22 (11), pp. 1065 - 1078