What Can Be Done To Prevent Child Maltreatment (From Family Violence: Prevention and Treatment, P 258-280, 1993, Robert L. Hampton, Thomas P. Gullotta, et al., eds. - See NCJ- 149818)

• NCJ Number: 149829
• Author(s): D Harrington; H Dubowitz
• Date Published: 1993
• Length: 23 pages
• Sale Source: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

The prevention of child maltreatment has been stymied by a lack of political will to prioritize the needs of children and families, limited information about the causes of child maltreatment, and little evaluation research on existing prevention programs.

Abstract

Child abuse prevention efforts occur at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. Interventions can generally be classified as those that educate, promote social competency, encourage social change, and increase social networks. The ecological theory of child maltreatment holds that abuse is the product of factors at the parental, family, community, and cultural levels. This article describes prevention and early intervention strategies that have focused on poverty, unemployment, health care, nutrition, family support services, substance abuse treatment, and societal attitudes toward violence. 72 references