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.
Objective: We examined predictors of engagement and completion in a randomized trial comparing the effectiveness of two interventions
for preventing child maltreatment and promoting positive parenting.
ACT Raising Safe Kids Program is a universal parenting program designed to promote positive parenting and
prevent child maltreatment by fostering knowledge and skills that change or improve parenting practices.
Understanding the different channels and developing a thoughtful, comprehensive media strategy are important steps that can support the goal
of preventing child maltreatment and enhancing child well - being in your community.
Euser et al. (2015) did find a significantly higher effect for interventions aimed at reducing child maltreatment in maltreating families than for interventions aimed
at preventing child maltreatment in at - risk families / the general population.
Studies of home visiting's effectiveness as an intervention designed to
prevent child maltreatment demonstrate some promise, but compared to the number of studies conducted that measure child maltreatment, risk for maltreatment, or protective factors, there are far more findings of no effects than reductions in maltreatment and improvements in child and family well - being.
Family Risk as a Predictor of Initial Engagement and Follow - Through in a Universal Nurse Home Visiting Program to
Prevent Child Maltreatment Alonso - Marsden, Dodge, O'Donnell, Murphy, Sato, Christopoulos (2013) Child Abuse and Neglect, 37 (8) View Abstract Examines family demographic and infant health risk factors that predict engagement and follow - through in a universal home - based maltreatment prevention program for new mothers in Durham County, North Carolina.
Supporting Evidence - Based Home Visiting to
Prevent Child Maltreatment Daro (2012) Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago Reviews of how home - visiting grantees in 15 states conduct collaborative planning efforts to leverage other existing Federal, State, and local funding sources into evidence - based home - visiting programs and practices and build the necessary infrastructure for the adoption, implementation, and sustainability of the programs.
Follow the #CO4kids professionals blog to get a more indepth understanding of what these 15 communities decide to do to
prevent child maltreatment later this year.
Several programs are widely disseminated in the United States, with different programs focusing on slightly different populations and targeting distinct goals (such
as preventing child maltreatment, improving maternal and child health outcomes, and increasing school readiness).
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.
The 2015 Resource Guide: Making Meaningful Connections contains resources to promote community awareness of the six protective factors
for preventing child maltreatment, including tip sheets with strength - based tips for parents to strengthen families and promote well - being.
Explores three policies aimed at
preventing child maltreatment by identifying resources focusing on reducing poverty, providing temporary assistance to families in need, increasing access to child care, increasing access to high - quality pre-K, and increasing access to State health - care policies that might impact the social determinants of child maltreatment.
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.
We synthesize and disseminate research and convene to improve program effectiveness, and to educate policy makers and everyone who cares
about preventing child maltreatment and promoting child well - being.
Other Resources: Tax Resources for Families Childhood Adversity Narratives (CAN): Opportunities to Change the Outcomes of Traumatized Children Services for Families of Infants and Toddlers Experiencing Trauma: A Research - to - Practice Brief Promising Evidence that Early Head Start Can
Prevent Child Maltreatment: A Research - to - Practice Brief
«Engaging parents is an important step in our ongoing efforts to
prevent child maltreatment and promote safe, stable, nurturing, relationships for children in all communities,» said Rodney Hammond, Ph.D., director of the CDC's Division of Violence Prevention.
In turn, families will receive interventions that meet the highest levels of evidence for
preventing child maltreatment, and they and the public can be confident that the programs they participate in and support through their tax dollars have the greatest potential to improve child and family well - being.
Given the limited rigorous research evidence on home visiting's effectiveness to
prevent child maltreatment, one potential impact of using an approach like Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness, which attaches state funding to the quality of the evidence, may be to increase the amount and quality of the child maltreatment prevention research conducted globally.
Provides an overview of research regarding some key characteristics and training strategies of successful parent education programs for strengthening families and
preventing child maltreatment.
Prenatal, infant and early childhood home visiting is one strategy that holds promise for
preventing child maltreatment.
Overall, the research on home visiting to
prevent child maltreatment could be improved with use of rigorous methods, appropriate measures, longer follow - up periods, and inclusion of and reporting on important subgroups.
This issue brief provides an overview of research regarding some key characteristics and training strategies of successful parent education programs for strengthening families and
preventing child maltreatment.
«How focusing on parent - child relationships can
prevent child maltreatment.»
Home visiting programs operate around the country to
prevent child maltreatment, improve maternal and child health outcomes, and increase school readiness.
A host of community partners decided the best way to
prevent child maltreatment and help children in Durham get a good start would be to support all families - regardless of socioeconomic status - from the very beginning.
Learn how to
prevent child maltreatment, and how to recognize and report it when you suspect a child is being abused.
Colorado Department of Human Services Office of Early Childhood, in partnership with Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, designed the Colorado Child Maltreatment Prevention Framework for Action as a tool to guide strategic thinking, at the state and local level, about resource investments to
prevent child maltreatment and promote child well - being.