Sentences with phrase «rate of child maltreatment»

The initiative is targeted at improving child and family outcomes, including decreasing rates of child maltreatment and improving parenting practices that may decrease risk for maltreatment.

An analysis of child welfare administrative data found high rates of child maltreatment investigations and out - of - home care placements among children born to young parents in foster care.

Schools or districts with especially high rates of child maltreatment should implement programs specifically aimed at addressing this problem.

Over the past 40 years, more than 250 home visiting models have been developed by researchers and service providers, ranging widely in their approach to staffing, curriculum, length of service delivery, and demonstrated effectiveness in reducing rates of child maltreatment.7 This chapter provides an overview of the evidence about the effectiveness of home visiting in preventing child maltreatment, identifies research gaps and discusses implications for key stakeholders.

Model care resulted in significantly lower rates of child maltreatment in all the outcome measures: fewer child protective services reports, fewer instances of possible medical neglect documented as treatment nonadherence, fewer children with delayed immunizations, and less harsh punishment reported by parents.

One measurement challenge is that states have different reporting and investigation requirements that hinder comparisons of rates of child maltreatment.

Casey said the indicators available on the map were «carefully selected based on their association with rates of child maltreatment at different levels of geography and their availability to the public.»

13 - 33 % reductions in county - wide rates of child maltreatment, hospital visits for maltreatment injuries, and foster - care placements for children age 0 - 8, two years after random assignment.

Understanding the Geospatial Relationship of Neighborhood Characteristics and Rates of Maltreatment for Black, Hispanic, and White Children Freisthler, Bruce, & Needell Social Work: A Journal of the National Association of Social Workers, 52 (1), 2007 View Abstract Presents the results of a study examining how neighborhood characteristics are associated with rates of child maltreatment for Black, Hispanic, and White children.

A recent series of meta - analyses showed that worldwide prevalence rates of child maltreatment ranged from 0.3 % based on studies using maltreatment reports of professionals to 36.6 % based on self - report studies (Stoltenborgh et al. 2014).

In a randomized controlled evaluation of the Healthy Families Massachusetts program, M. Ann Easterbrooks and her colleagues at Tufts University found that some (but not all) subsamples of the families in the state program showed higher rates of child maltreatment and neglect than families not enrolled in the program.

The brief includes the analysis of survey data from program participants on child safety in the home, observed parenting practices, parental stress and parenting efficacy, self - reported parenting practices, and rates of child maltreatment.

Although the overall rate of child maltreatment is lower among military families compared to civilian families, rates of child maltreatment have risen faster among military families, particularly in the last decade.

Although the overall rate of child maltreatment is lower among military families compared to civilian families, rates of child maltreatment have risen faster among military families, particularly in the last decade.1 The Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) Division of the Texas Department of Family Protective Services (DFPS) launched the Military Families and Veterans Prevention Program (MVP) to provide a range of support services to the three largest military communities in Texas.

In clinical trials and real - world evaluations, Triple P has been shown to have long - lasting and widespread effects for families and communities: building stronger family relationships, improving children's problem behaviour and ADHD symptoms, reducing parental stress and partner conflict, reducing rates of child maltreatment and foster care placement, and reducing anxiety and / or depression in children and parents.

Has evidence to show that offering Triple P to an entire community (as opposed to targeting «at risk» families) can reduce rates of child maltreatment, foster care placements and hospitalizations from child abuse injuries.

The brief includes the analysis of survey data from program participants on child safety in the home, observed parenting practices, parental stress and parenting efficacy, self - reported parenting practices, and rates of child maltreatment.