Placing
prevention on the child welfare agenda: Realizing system reform.
Not exact matches
Goal 3: Influence
Prevention Policy; SPR will influence policy through promoting and supporting research
on the use of
prevention science in public policy and service systems at the national and local levels (e.g., through health, education,
child welfare, justice, drug and alcohol, mental health,
welfare).
Although there were established societies devoted to the
prevention of cruelty to animals in both the UK and the U.S., it wasn't until the late 1800s that significant legislative and public attention finally started to focus
on the
welfare of
children.
In releasing the Options for Action report, the government noted it will shift emphasis in
child welfare from a focus
on protection to a focus
on prevention.
Our mission is to foster research and disseminate knowledge
on child welfare and
prevention of
child abuse and neglect.
Resources include core / foundation training curricula and materials for
child welfare caseworkers
on child abuse and neglect
prevention that address topics such as primary
prevention strategies, parent education and support, protective factors, and more.
This bulletin provides
child welfare workers and related professionals with information
on the intersection of substance use disorders and
child maltreatment and describes strategies for
prevention, intervention, and treatment, including examples of effective programs and practices.
Secondary Trauma and
Child Welfare Staff: Guidance for Supervisors and Administrators (PDF - 785 KB) National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)(2016) Provides information on how secondary traumatic stress (STS) manifests, child welfare staff who are at risk for STS, and strategies for prevention of and intervention for
Child Welfare Staff: Guidance for Supervisors and Administrators (PDF - 785 KB) National
Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)(2016) Provides information on how secondary traumatic stress (STS) manifests, child welfare staff who are at risk for STS, and strategies for prevention of and intervention for
Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)(2016) Provides information
on how secondary traumatic stress (STS) manifests,
child welfare staff who are at risk for STS, and strategies for prevention of and intervention for
child welfare staff who are at risk for STS, and strategies for
prevention of and intervention for STS.
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 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 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 use treat
child welfare and parenting programs with substance use treatment.
MSPCC engages in public policy advocacy
on issues related to
child and family well - being, such as
child abuse
prevention, foster care,
child welfare reform, mental health, and adolescent substance abuse
prevention.
Gitlow has primarily worked
on projects related to evidence - based home visiting, pregnant and parenting youth,
child welfare, and early intervention and
prevention.
For every $ 3 spent
on prevention, at least $ 6 is saved that might otherwise have been spent
on child welfare, medical care, foster care and legal services
Current information
on issues facing the
child welfare and abuse
prevention community; an organized presence in state government to educate legislators about the needs of the families they serve.
Aside from the personal and social costs, impacts include: unemployment, underemployment and lost productivity; public expenditure costs for property damage and default
on debt; and burden
on the justice,
child protection, and health and
welfare prevention and support systems.
Many states are also using the Strengthening Families approach to integrate state
prevention strategies, focus
on families in the
child welfare system and engage parents and communities.
Additionally, NSTRC is cultivating collaboration with communities,
child welfare administrators, and policy makers to increase support and resources for evidence - based practice and the
prevention of maltreatment
on a local, national, and international scale.
Provides
child welfare workers and related professionals with information
on the intersection between substance use disorders and
child maltreatment and describes strategies for
prevention, intervention, and treatment, including examples of effective programs and practices.