Sentences with phrase «prevent child maltreatment before»

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Having listened to academic experts and those with on - the - ground experience, it is clear to me that what is needed is a coherent and collaborative approach to supporting families and preventing maltreatment of children before they ever come into contact with child welfare.

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.

Research overwhelmingly points to the benefits of supporting children and families at an early age to prevent maltreatment and its negative effects on brain development before they occur.

Before - school interventions (d =.148), general prevention interventions (d =.024), and crisis interventions (d =.407) did not have a significant effect on preventing child maltreatment (the latter probably due to lack of power).