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Results of Evaluations of Child Abuse Prevention Programs
Use the following resources to find reports that summarize the effectiveness of general child abuse prevention programs, and evaluations of specific types or models of prevention programs.
- Home visiting
- Early childhood programs
- Parent education and support
- Respite care
- State and local examples
Child Maltreatment Prevention: A Systematic Review of Reviews
Mikton & Butchart (2009)
Reviews the effectiveness of seven types of child maltreatment prevention interventions as well as the methodological quality of the evaluations. The report found home visiting, parent education, and child sexual abuse prevention programs were most effective in reducing risk factors for child maltreatment. (PDF - 762 KB)
Emerging Practices in the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect | |
Author(s): | Thomas, Leicht, Hughes, Madigan, Dowell |
Availability: | View Download (PDF - 1,990KB) |
Year Published: | 2003 - 127 pages |
Published as a component of the Child Abuse Prevention Initiative administered by the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, this study identifies best practices in the field of child abuse prevention. Exemplary prevention programs were nominated for the project and reviewed by an advisory group of experts. Three programs were accepted as effective, seven programs were considered to be innovative, and 12 were recognized as having noteworthy aspects. The organizations focused on family relationships, parenting, emergency care, assessment, and assault protection. The report provides an overview of child abuse prevention and describes each of the selected programs. Numerous references. |
Healthy Families America Research Findings
Presents key findings from Healthy Families program evaluations across the country.
Nurturing Parenting Program Validation Studies, 1983 - 2010 (PDF - 78 KB)
Family Development Resources, Inc. (2010)
Provides citations and abstracts from different types of research reports of nurturing parenting programs
Population-Based Prevention of Child Maltreatment: The U.S. Triple P System Population Trial
Prinz, Sanders, Shapiro, Whitaker, & Lutzker
Prevention Science, 2009
Offers results from a national, randomized study of an evidence-based parenting intervention that found large effect sizes for substantiated child maltreatment, child out-of-home placements, and child maltreatment injuries.
Preventing Child Maltreatment
McLanahan (Ed.)
Future of Children, 19(2), 2009
Presents articles examining the role of the child protection system in prevention and assessing the effectiveness of different types of prevention programs.
Program Evaluation: A Synthesis of Lessons Learned by Child Neglect Demonstration Projects | |
Series Title: | Grantee Lessons Learned |
Author(s): | United States. Children's Bureau. |
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Year Published: | 2005 - 18 pages |
In 1996 and 1997, the Children's Bureau funded 10 demonstration projects to address the prevention, intervention, and treatment needs of neglected children and their families. These projects implemented and evaluated a wide variety of service strategies with large numbers of high-risk children and families. The programs varied considerably in terms of theoretical model (psychosocial or ecological), target population, location (in-home or out-of-home), duration, and intensity. The projects provided a great variety of services, including parent education and support, home visits, and referrals to other resources or services in the community. (For information about the programmatic aspects of these projects, see ... |