Sentences with phrase «prevention of abusive parenting»

Ten focused on the impact of programmes on children's behaviour; two focused, respectively, on maternal mental health (Barlow et al., 2003) and on prevention of abusive parenting (Lundhal et al., 2006a).

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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 services.

They include literacy groups, mental health services, drug and alcohol prevention groups, the Department of Human Services, and others who understand that inadequate or abusive parenting often are at the core of the difficulties their clients face.

We have included reviews of the treatment as well as prevention of «child abuse» on the grounds that treatment of abusive parenting can prevent the development of mental illness concomitant on abuse and could have beneficial effects on children other than the victim of abuse.