Characteristics of Families at Risk of Problems in Parenting: Findings from a Home-Based Secondary Prevention Program

• NCJ Number: 119904
• Journal: Child Welfare Volume: 68 Issue: 5 Dated: (September/October 1989) Pages: 529-538
• Author(s): L W Kowal; C P Kottmeier; C C Ayoub; J A Komives; D S Robinson; J P Allen
• Date Published: 1989
• Length: 9 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Child Welfare League of America, Inc.
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: This paper was presented at the International Child and Youth Care Conference in Washington, DC, in March 1988.

Annotation

The Good Start Program provides home-based early intervention to families at risk of child maltreatment.

Abstract

From its inception, the program has included ongoing evaluation to identify the characteristics of the families served and areas of program impact. Preliminary analyses of family problems at program entry, service issues addressed, and changes in family functioning suggest that families are improving over the course of treatment and provide beginning indications about which families are most likely to improve. 12 references, 2 tables. (Publisher abstract)