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- Home visiting
- Early childhood programs
- Parent education
- Parent support groups
- Respite and crisis care
- Family resource centers
- School-based programs
- Preventing abusive head trauma
- Preventing sexual abuse
- Preventing the recurrence of abuse or neglect
- Programs for families affected by domestic violence
- Programs for families affected by substance abuse
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Child Maltreatment Prevention: Past, Present, and Future | |
Series Title: | Issue Briefs |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway. |
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Year Published: | 2011 - 14 pages |
Discusses the importance of prevention as a critical component of the nation's child protection system and examines the history of child abuse prevention, the scope of the problem today, ways in which quality programs are identified and implemented, promising prevention strategies, and issues for future prevention efforts. It outlines programs and strategies that are proving beneficial in reducing the likelihood of child maltreatment, such as public awareness efforts, parent education, home visitation, and community prevention efforts. |
The Risk and Prevention of Maltreatment of Children with Disabilities | |
Series Title: | Bulletins for Professionals |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2012 - 20 pages |
Describes child abuse and neglect of children with disabilities in terms of the scope of the problem, risk factors, and strategies for prevention. The background section looks at statistics and research and highlights what might be happening with families that come into the child welfare system. The second section offers tips to identify and assess abuse and neglect in children with disabilities, respond collaboratively, and locate training resources. |
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