… of high-risk families and their children are discussed, the findings on the consequences
of maltreatment are summarized, and relevant methodological issues are identified (PsycINFO …

… abuse among mothers identified as high-risk. Of the eight studies … written about child abuse
in high-risk families, few RCTs have … For this reason, interventions with high-risk families are …

… level was selected, one high risk, the other low risk. Interviews with … Samples of families were
drawn from each neighborhood … , and use of formal family support systems. The results lend …

… is designed to empower families to change. The book defines characteristics of high-risk
families and discusses the types of agencies involved with families at risk. Treatment strategies …

… categorize families as high risk owing to poorer family functioning and children as high risk
… analyses that compare high risk with high risk (whether high-risk families or children) across …

… risks on the development of attachment and to inform intervention approaches for highrisk …
of risks (high-risk maltreated children, high-risk nonmaltreated children, and normative low-…

… To meet the mental health needs of infants from high-risk families, we examined the effect
of a … Families were randomly assigned to receive the home-based parenting intervention or …

… In a study of 570 families where the proband had pancreatic cancer, 7 had multiple first- or …
occur in high-risk families. Consensus recommendations for secondary screening of high-risk …

… of the population of families in the high risk census track it represented. Our 27 families in
the high risk neighborhood represented 8.0% of the total number of families (N = 336) in the …

… where past and current trauma complicates family preservation and promotion of child well
… Therapy service that has been delivered to high-risk families with children from 0 to 3 years …