Sentences with phrase «for preventing child maltreatment»

In this randomized trial, we compared the effectiveness of a parenting intervention to a cellular phone enhanced parenting intervention for preventing child maltreatment and promoting positive parenting.

A review of primary prevention strategies for preventing child maltreatment.

Objective: We examined predictors of engagement and completion in a randomized trial comparing the effectiveness of two interventions for preventing child maltreatment and promoting positive parenting.

The 2015 Resource Guide: Making Meaningful Connections contains resources to promote community awareness of the six protective factors for preventing child maltreatment, including tip sheets with strength - based tips for parents to strengthen families and promote well - being.

In turn, families will receive interventions that meet the highest levels of evidence for preventing child maltreatment, and they and the public can be confident that the programs they participate in and support through their tax dollars have the greatest potential to improve child and family well - being.

Detailed information about six protective factors for preventing child maltreatment and tips for infusing them into programs and direct practice with families and children.

Prenatal, infant and early childhood home visiting is one strategy that holds promise for preventing child maltreatment.

In turn, families will receive interventions that meet the highest levels of evidence for preventing child maltreatment, and they and the public can be confident that the programs they participate in and support through their tax dollars have the greatest potential to improve child and family well - being.

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Crucially, in general, interventions and programmes pay scant attention to fathers — for example, few parenting interventions address father - engagement, or consider men's role in parenting (and child maltreatment); evaluated programmes aiming to promote child wellbeing or prevent violence tend to be exclusively mother - focused.

Other Resources: Tax Resources for Families Childhood Adversity Narratives (CAN): Opportunities to Change the Outcomes of Traumatized Children Services for Families of Infants and Toddlers Experiencing Trauma: A Research - to - Practice Brief Promising Evidence that Early Head Start Can Prevent Child Maltreatment: A Research - to - Practice Brief

With states and counties showing increased interest in adopting evidence - based methods for preventing or reducing child maltreatment and for parent training of families involved with child welfare services, it is now time to test this array of science - informed and promising parent training programs and program components on a national scale.

Studies of home visiting's effectiveness as an intervention designed to prevent child maltreatment demonstrate some promise, but compared to the number of studies conducted that measure child maltreatment, risk for maltreatment, or protective factors, there are far more findings of no effects than reductions in maltreatment and improvements in child and family well - being.

It is challenging for states and communities to decide how to select home visiting models that are appropriate for their target populations and effective in preventing child maltreatment.

Colorado Department of Human Services Office of Early Childhood, in partnership with Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, designed the Colorado Child Maltreatment Prevention Framework for Action as a tool to guide strategic thinking, at the state and local level, about resource investments to prevent child maltreatment and promote child well - bChild Maltreatment Prevention Framework for Action as a tool to guide strategic thinking, at the state and local level, about resource investments to prevent child maltreatment and promote child wMaltreatment Prevention Framework for Action as a tool to guide strategic thinking, at the state and local level, about resource investments to prevent child maltreatment and promote child well - bchild maltreatment and promote child wmaltreatment and promote child well - bchild well - being.

Thanks to the support of the Colorado Office of Early Childhood, the Ben and Lucy Ana Walton Fund of the Walton Family Foundation, and the Office of Child Abuse and Neglect in the Children's Bureau, an Office of the U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Colorado launched the Child Maltreatment Prevention Framework for Action in April 2017 to help local communities create a more focused and better integrated plan to prevent child maltreatment and promote child well - bChild Abuse and Neglect in the Children's Bureau, an Office of the U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Colorado launched the Child Maltreatment Prevention Framework for Action in April 2017 to help local communities create a more focused and better integrated plan to prevent child maltreatment and promote child well - bChild Maltreatment Prevention Framework for Action in April 2017 to help local communities create a more focused and better integrated plan to prevent child maltreatment and promote child wMaltreatment Prevention Framework for Action in April 2017 to help local communities create a more focused and better integrated plan to prevent child maltreatment and promote child well - bchild maltreatment and promote child wmaltreatment and promote child well - bchild well - being.

Community collaboratives for child welfare are being formed by local agencies to prevent child maltreatment and promote community responsibility for child and family well - being.

Experts know that cases of abuse or neglect that are substantiated by a child protective agency represent only a small fraction of children who are maltreated.122 That being the case, it would be far more useful to gain a better understanding of child maltreatment so that it can be prevented (and strategies to prevent it can be assessed) before it becomes necessary for the state to intervene.

The stated goals of MIECHV are to improve maternal and newborn health; prevent child injuries, abuse, neglect, or maltreatment; reduce emergency department visits; improve school readiness and achievement; reduce crime or domestic violence; improve family economic self - sufficiency; and improve coordination and referrals for other community resources and supports.64

Overall, the authors concluded that the program did little to prevent child abuse.58 They also noted that the home visitors rarely expressed concerns about child maltreatment, even among families for whom other measures suggested significant problems.

However, for both child abuse and parent stress, the average effect sizes were not different from zero, suggesting a lack of evidence for effects in these areas.108 Earlier meta - analytic reviews have also noted the lack of sizable effects in preventing child maltreatment — again citing the different intensity of surveillance of families in the treatment versus control groups as an explanation (though the authors did report that home visiting was associated with an approximately 25 percent reduction in the rate of childhood injuries).109 Another review focusing on the quality of the home environment also found evidence for a significant overall effect of home - visiting programs.110 More recently, Harriet MacMillan and colleagues published a review of interventions to prevent child maltreatment, and identified the Nurse - Family Partnership and Early Start programs as the most effective with regard to preventing maltreatment and childhood injuries.

Public Health Leadership Initiative National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Describes a 3 - year project to identify best practice models of State public health leadership in preventing child maltreatment and promoting safe, stable, and nurturing relationships for children.

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.

Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement Moyer (2013) Annals of Internal Medicine, 159 (4) Analyzes a systematic review of interventions to prevent child maltreatment for children at risk, focusing on new studies and evidence gaps that were unresolved at the time of the 2004 recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services TaskPrevent Child Maltreatment: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement Moyer (2013) Annals of Internal Medicine, 159 (4) Analyzes a systematic review of interventions to prevent child maltreatment for children at risk, focusing on new studies and evidence gaps that were unresolved at the time of the 2004 recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services Task FChild Maltreatment: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement Moyer (2013) Annals of Internal Medicine, 159 (4) Analyzes a systematic review of interventions to prevent child maltreatment for children at risk, focusing on new studies and evidence gaps that were unresolved at the time of the 2004 recommendation by the U.S. Preventive ServicesMaltreatment: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement Moyer (2013) Annals of Internal Medicine, 159 (4) Analyzes a systematic review of interventions to prevent child maltreatment for children at risk, focusing on new studies and evidence gaps that were unresolved at the time of the 2004 recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services Taskprevent child maltreatment for children at risk, focusing on new studies and evidence gaps that were unresolved at the time of the 2004 recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Fchild maltreatment for children at risk, focusing on new studies and evidence gaps that were unresolved at the time of the 2004 recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Servicesmaltreatment for children at risk, focusing on new studies and evidence gaps that were unresolved at the time of the 2004 recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

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 servchild 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 servChild 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.

Federal Interagency Work Group on Child Abuse and Neglect The Federal Interagency Work Group on Child Abuse and Neglect provides a forum for collaboration among Federal agencies with an interest in preventing child maltreatChild Abuse and Neglect The Federal Interagency Work Group on Child Abuse and Neglect provides a forum for collaboration among Federal agencies with an interest in preventing child maltreatChild Abuse and Neglect provides a forum for collaboration among Federal agencies with an interest in preventing child maltreatchild maltreatment.

Protecting the Youngest: The Role of Early Care and Education in Preventing and Responding to Child Maltreatment (PDF - 239 KB) National Conference of State Legislatures (2007) Discusses policy options for States to consider to support early care and education programs in protecting young children and preventing abuse anPreventing and Responding to Child Maltreatment (PDF - 239 KB) National Conference of State Legislatures (2007) Discusses policy options for States to consider to support early care and education programs in protecting young children and preventing abuse anpreventing abuse and neglect.

An estimated 1,560 children died because of maltreatment, with the highest rates of victimization in the first year of life — 20.6 per 1,000 children.1 Research demonstrates that outcomes for children who survive child maltreatment (defined as neglect, abuse, or a combination of the two) are poor, with performance below national norms in a range of outcomes areas, including psychosocial and cognitive well - being and academic achievement.2, 3,4 The costs to society overall of these children not reaching their full potential and the lower than expected productivity of adult survivors of abuse are estimated at as much as $ 50 - 90 billion per year in the U.S. 5,6 These findings underscore the need for strategies to prevent child maltreatment in order to improve outcomes for children, families and communities.

An Introduction to Child Maltreatment: A Five - Unit Lesson Plan for Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools American Psychological Association (2001) Provides lessons that can be used in high school psychology, health, and sex education classes to prevent child abuse and neglect by educating future parents about the impact of negative parenting behaviors on child developChild Maltreatment: A Five - Unit Lesson Plan for Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools American Psychological Association (2001) Provides lessons that can be used in high school psychology, health, and sex education classes to prevent child abuse and neglect by educating future parents about the impact of negative parenting behaviors on child developchild abuse and neglect by educating future parents about the impact of negative parenting behaviors on child developchild development.

Find resources to assist in each step of the child protection process, strategies for responding to each type of child maltreatment, and ways to prevent the recurrence of child maltreatment.

Pediatric Primary Care to Help Prevent Child Maltreatment: The Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) Model Dubowitz, Feigelman, Lane, & Kim Pediatrics, 123 (3), 2009 Evaluates the Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) model designed to enhance pediatric primary care and better address major risk factors for mMaltreatment: The Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) Model Dubowitz, Feigelman, Lane, & Kim Pediatrics, 123 (3), 2009 Evaluates the Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) model designed to enhance pediatric primary care and better address major risk factors for maltreatmentmaltreatment.

Preventing Child Maltreatment: A Guide to Taking Action and Generating Evidence (PDF - 868 KB) World Health Organization & International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (2006) A guide to assist countries to design and deliver programs for the prevention of child maltreatment by parents and caregiChild Maltreatment: A Guide to Taking Action and Generating Evidence (PDF - 868 KB) World Health Organization & International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (2006) A guide to assist countries to design and deliver programs for the prevention of child maltreatment by parents andMaltreatment: A Guide to Taking Action and Generating Evidence (PDF - 868 KB) World Health Organization & International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (2006) A guide to assist countries to design and deliver programs for the prevention of child maltreatment by parents and caregiChild Abuse and Neglect (2006) A guide to assist countries to design and deliver programs for the prevention of child maltreatment by parents and caregichild maltreatment by parents andmaltreatment by parents and caregivers.

Family Risk as a Predictor of Initial Engagement and Follow - Through in a Universal Nurse Home Visiting Program to Prevent Child Maltreatment Alonso - Marsden, Dodge, O'Donnell, Murphy, Sato, Christopoulos (2013) Child Abuse and Neglect, 37 (8) View Abstract Examines family demographic and infant health risk factors that predict engagement and follow - through in a universal home - based maltreatment prevention program for new mothers in Durham County, NorMaltreatment Alonso - Marsden, Dodge, O'Donnell, Murphy, Sato, Christopoulos (2013) Child Abuse and Neglect, 37 (8) View Abstract Examines family demographic and infant health risk factors that predict engagement and follow - through in a universal home - based maltreatment prevention program for new mothers in Durham County, Normaltreatment prevention program for new mothers in Durham County, North Carolina.

Strategic Direction for Child Maltreatment Prevention: Preventing Child Maltreatment Through the Promotion of Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships Between Children and Caregivers (PDF - 280 KB) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2009) Describes a strategy for child maltreatment prevention organized around four areas of public health research and practice: measuring impact, creating and evaluating new approaches to prevention, applying and adapting effective practices, and building community readiChild Maltreatment Prevention: Preventing Child Maltreatment Through the Promotion of Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships Between Children and Caregivers (PDF - 280 KB) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2009) Describes a strategy for child maltreatment prevention organized around four areas of public health research and practice: measuring impact, creating and evaluating new approaches to prevention, applying and adapting effective practices, and building communitMaltreatment Prevention: Preventing Child Maltreatment Through the Promotion of Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships Between Children and Caregivers (PDF - 280 KB) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2009) Describes a strategy for child maltreatment prevention organized around four areas of public health research and practice: measuring impact, creating and evaluating new approaches to prevention, applying and adapting effective practices, and building community readiChild Maltreatment Through the Promotion of Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships Between Children and Caregivers (PDF - 280 KB) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2009) Describes a strategy for child maltreatment prevention organized around four areas of public health research and practice: measuring impact, creating and evaluating new approaches to prevention, applying and adapting effective practices, and building communitMaltreatment Through the Promotion of Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships Between Children and Caregivers (PDF - 280 KB) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2009) Describes a strategy for child maltreatment prevention organized around four areas of public health research and practice: measuring impact, creating and evaluating new approaches to prevention, applying and adapting effective practices, and building community readichild maltreatment prevention organized around four areas of public health research and practice: measuring impact, creating and evaluating new approaches to prevention, applying and adapting effective practices, and building communitmaltreatment prevention organized around four areas of public health research and practice: measuring impact, creating and evaluating new approaches to prevention, applying and adapting effective practices, and building community readiness.

The Pediatrician's Role in Child Maltreatment Prevention Flaherty & Stirling Pediatrics, 126 (4), 2010 Describes some of the risk factors for child maltreatment and addresses how pediatricians can help prevent maltreatment by identifying family strengths, recognizing risk factors, providing helpful guidance, and referring families to programs and other resouChild Maltreatment Prevention Flaherty & Stirling Pediatrics, 126 (4), 2010 Describes some of the risk factors for child maltreatment and addresses how pediatricians can help prevent maltreatment by identifying family strengths, recognizing risk factors, providing helpful guidance, and referring families to programs and otheMaltreatment Prevention Flaherty & Stirling Pediatrics, 126 (4), 2010 Describes some of the risk factors for child maltreatment and addresses how pediatricians can help prevent maltreatment by identifying family strengths, recognizing risk factors, providing helpful guidance, and referring families to programs and other resouchild maltreatment and addresses how pediatricians can help prevent maltreatment by identifying family strengths, recognizing risk factors, providing helpful guidance, and referring families to programs and othemaltreatment and addresses how pediatricians can help prevent maltreatment by identifying family strengths, recognizing risk factors, providing helpful guidance, and referring families to programs and othemaltreatment by identifying family strengths, recognizing risk factors, providing helpful guidance, and referring families to programs and other resources.

CWLA Standards of Excellence for Services to Strengthen and Preserve Families With Children Child Welfare League of America, Inc. (2003) View Abstract Describe best practices for family - centered services that support and strengthen families to prevent child maltreatChild Welfare League of America, Inc. (2003) View Abstract Describe best practices for family - centered services that support and strengthen families to prevent child maltreatchild maltreatment.

One of the primary purposes of child protective services interventions is to prevent future harm for children who have already experienced maltreatment.

Our findings show that domestic violence represents an important part of the context for understanding the conditions under which a home - visitation intervention prevented child maltreatment.

In April of last year, thanks to the support of the Colorado Office of Early Childhood, the Ben and Lucy Ana Walton Fund of the Walton Family Foundation and the Office of Child Abuse and Neglect in the Children's Bureau, an Office of the U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Colorado released the Child Maltreatment Prevention Framework for Action to help local communities create a more focused and better integrated plan to prevent child maltreatment and promote child well - bChild Abuse and Neglect in the Children's Bureau, an Office of the U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Colorado released the Child Maltreatment Prevention Framework for Action to help local communities create a more focused and better integrated plan to prevent child maltreatment and promote child well - bChild Maltreatment Prevention Framework for Action to help local communities create a more focused and better integrated plan to prevent child maltreatment and promote child wMaltreatment Prevention Framework for Action to help local communities create a more focused and better integrated plan to prevent child maltreatment and promote child well - bchild maltreatment and promote child wmaltreatment and promote child well - bchild well - being.

The Colorado Child Maltreatment Prevention Framework for Action is just one of a number of resources in the community planning toolbox to help local leaders in Colorado build a community that prevents child abuse and negChild Maltreatment Prevention Framework for Action is just one of a number of resources in the community planning toolbox to help local leaders in Colorado build a community that prevents child abuse and negchild abuse and neglect.

Colorado's Strong Start Study: Helping Young Families Affected by Substance Use Build Protective Factors to Prevent Maltreatment [Presentation Slides](PDF - 557 KB) University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) Technical Assistance (TA) Institute (2013) Highlights the collaborative partnership between the Colorado Department of Human Services» Division of Early Childhood and Division of Behavioral Health to address the increase in substance use by women since the mid-1980s, the rate of prenatal drug exposure, and child mMaltreatment [Presentation Slides](PDF - 557 KB) University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) Technical Assistance (TA) Institute (2013) Highlights the collaborative partnership between the Colorado Department of Human Services» Division of Early Childhood and Division of Behavioral Health to address the increase in substance use by women since the mid-1980s, the rate of prenatal drug exposure, and child maltreatmentmaltreatment.

In addition to helping parents learn more about taking care of themselves, Make Time for Yourself is designed to prevent child maltreatment by supporting the following protective factors known to strengthen families: parental resilience and social connections.

The following resources address strategies for working with families with a substantiated case of child abuse or neglect to increase child safety and prevent repeat maltreatment.

SafeCare California Evidence - Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (2012) Describes the SelfCare Home Visiting for Child Well - Being program as an in - home parenting model program that provides direct - skill training to parents in child behavior management and planned activities training, home safety training, and child health care skills to prevent child maltreatChild Welfare (2012) Describes the SelfCare Home Visiting for Child Well - Being program as an in - home parenting model program that provides direct - skill training to parents in child behavior management and planned activities training, home safety training, and child health care skills to prevent child maltreatChild Well - Being program as an in - home parenting model program that provides direct - skill training to parents in child behavior management and planned activities training, home safety training, and child health care skills to prevent child maltreatchild behavior management and planned activities training, home safety training, and child health care skills to prevent child maltreatchild health care skills to prevent child maltreatchild maltreatment.

Preventing Early Child Maltreatment: Implications from a Longitudinal Study of Maternal Abuse History, Substance Use Problems, and Offspring Victimization Appleyard, Berlin, Rosanbalm, & Dodge (2011) Prevention Science, 12 (2) View Abstract Presents the findings of a study focused on improving child maltreatment prevention science in terms of specific implications for child maltreatment prevention, including the importance of assessment and early intervention for maternal history of maltreatment and substance use problems, targeting women with maltreatment histories for substance use services, and integrating child welfare and parenting programs with substance use treatChild Maltreatment: Implications from a Longitudinal Study of Maternal Abuse History, Substance Use Problems, and Offspring Victimization Appleyard, Berlin, Rosanbalm, & Dodge (2011) Prevention Science, 12 (2) View Abstract Presents the findings of a study focused on improving child maltreatment prevention science in terms of specific implications for child maltreatment prevention, including the importance of assessment and early intervention for maternal history of maltreatment and substance use problems, targeting women with maltreatment histories for substance use services, and integrating child welfare and parenting programs with substance usMaltreatment: Implications from a Longitudinal Study of Maternal Abuse History, Substance Use Problems, and Offspring Victimization Appleyard, Berlin, Rosanbalm, & Dodge (2011) Prevention Science, 12 (2) View Abstract Presents the findings of a study focused on improving child maltreatment prevention science in terms of specific implications for child maltreatment prevention, including the importance of assessment and early intervention for maternal history of maltreatment and substance use problems, targeting women with maltreatment histories for substance use services, and integrating child welfare and parenting programs with substance use treatchild maltreatment prevention science in terms of specific implications for child maltreatment prevention, including the importance of assessment and early intervention for maternal history of maltreatment and substance use problems, targeting women with maltreatment histories for substance use services, and integrating child welfare and parenting programs with substance usmaltreatment prevention science in terms of specific implications for child maltreatment prevention, including the importance of assessment and early intervention for maternal history of maltreatment and substance use problems, targeting women with maltreatment histories for substance use services, and integrating child welfare and parenting programs with substance use treatchild maltreatment prevention, including the importance of assessment and early intervention for maternal history of maltreatment and substance use problems, targeting women with maltreatment histories for substance use services, and integrating child welfare and parenting programs with substance usmaltreatment prevention, including the importance of assessment and early intervention for maternal history of maltreatment and substance use problems, targeting women with maltreatment histories for substance use services, and integrating child welfare and parenting programs with substance usmaltreatment and substance use problems, targeting women with maltreatment histories for substance use services, and integrating child welfare and parenting programs with substance usmaltreatment histories for substance use services, and integrating child welfare and parenting programs with substance use treatchild welfare and parenting programs with substance use treatment.

A Comprehensive Framework for Nurturing the Well - Being of Children and Adolescents (PDF - 676 KB) In Integrating Safety, Permanency and Well - Being Biglan (2014) Presents a framework to ensure successful youth development and well - being for children who have been maltreated, or are at risk of being maltreated, indicating that comprehensive family support from prenatal / birth through adolescence is necessary to aid children in recovering after abuse has occurred and to prevent future maltrChildren and Adolescents (PDF - 676 KB) In Integrating Safety, Permanency and Well - Being Biglan (2014) Presents a framework to ensure successful youth development and well - being for children who have been maltreated, or are at risk of being maltreated, indicating that comprehensive family support from prenatal / birth through adolescence is necessary to aid children in recovering after abuse has occurred and to prevent future maltrchildren who have been maltreated, or are at risk of being maltreated, indicating that comprehensive family support from prenatal / birth through adolescence is necessary to aid children in recovering after abuse has occurred and to prevent future maltrchildren in recovering after abuse has occurred and to prevent future maltreatment.

Replicating evidence - based home visiting models: A framework for assessing fidelity (Research Brief 3 — Supporting Evidence - Based Home Visiting to Prevent Child Maltreatment).

She is currently working on the implementation research and impact analyses for the Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE), a large - scale national evaluation of home visiting programs that intend to prevent child maltreatment and improve maternal and child health, parenting skills, and child development outcomes.

2013 - 2015 Doris Duke Fellowship for the Promotion of Child Well - Being: $ 50,000 dissertation award for emerging leaders capable of creating practice and policy initiatives that will enhance child development and improve the nation's ability to prevent all forms of child maltreaChild Well - Being: $ 50,000 dissertation award for emerging leaders capable of creating practice and policy initiatives that will enhance child development and improve the nation's ability to prevent all forms of child maltreachild development and improve the nation's ability to prevent all forms of child maltreachild maltreatment

Recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for its efforts to prevent child maltreatment, Family Connections is being replicated in multiple sites across the country.

Research suggests that early targeted interventions aimed at increasing parental sensitivity and promoting attachment may be effective in promoting healthy child development (see, for example, Lieberman 1999; Schore 2001; Van Ijzendoorn 1995), and in preventing emotional maltreatment (Barlow 2010).