We work to strengthen policies that
prevent child maltreatment from occurring by supporting vulnerable children and families, and to improve the well - being and safety of children and youth who are involved in the child welfare system by connecting them to permanent and loving families.
Not exact matches
In departing
from approaches that sought to identify and serve at - risk people, Essentials endorses the use of frameworks that emphasize the development of family strengths6 as the key to both
preventing maltreatment and promoting
child health.
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.
The guide was developed with input
from numerous national organizations, Federal partners, and parents committed to strengthening families,
preventing child maltreatment, and promoting
children's well - being.
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 strateg
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 strateg
from across the country to plan, implement, and evaluate prevention strategies.
To help
prevent and reduce the harm resulting
from child maltreatment, by advancing the work of physicians in the areas of education, clinical care, research and advocacy.
Family - centered practice across the service continuum Describes how a family - centered approach can be used across the
child welfare service continuum —
from preventing and responding to
child maltreatment and supporting and preserving families to out - of - home care, permanency, and adoption.
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 treat
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 us
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 treat
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 us
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 treat
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 us
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 us
maltreatment and substance use problems, targeting women with
maltreatment histories for substance use services, and integrating child welfare and parenting programs with substance us
maltreatment histories for substance use services, and integrating
child welfare and parenting programs with substance use treat
child welfare and parenting programs with substance use treatment.
Hennepin - University Partnership
Child Well - Being Re-entry to Foster Care Report (PDF - 614 KB) Jones & LaLiberte (2010) Presents a guide to evidence - based practices in preventing children from reentering the foster care system and a literature review that includes information on risk factors that contribute to the recurrence of child maltreat
Child Well - Being Re-entry to Foster Care Report (PDF - 614 KB) Jones & LaLiberte (2010) Presents a guide to evidence - based practices in
preventing children from reentering the foster care system and a literature review that includes information on risk factors that contribute to the recurrence of
child maltreat
child maltreatment.
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 maltr
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 maltr
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 maltr
children in recovering after abuse has occurred and to
prevent future
maltreatment.
Educate parents and caregivers of young
children to create safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments that
prevent child maltreatment; protect
children and youth
from long - term consequences of
maltreatment
In addition, cost - benefit analyses demonstrate the stronger return on investments that result
from strengthening families, supporting development, and
preventing maltreatment during childhood and adolescence rather than funding treatment programs later in life (Center on the Developing
Child at Harvard University, 2007).
Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) This article reports the evaluation results
from Strong Communities for
Children, a multiyear comprehensive community - based initiative to prevent child maltreatment and improve children's
Children, a multiyear comprehensive community - based initiative to
prevent child maltreatment and improve
children's
children's safety.
The central feature of the bill is that states will now be able to use funds derived
from Title IV - E of the Social Security Act — the entitlement that pays for
child welfare — for «time - limited» services aimed at
preventing the use of foster care in
maltreatment cases.
Several recent reviews summarize the knowledge base on effective, evidence - based practices to
prevent or reduce the harm
from child maltreatment: