The majority of prevention efforts offer services to individual parents, families, or children
with the goal of altering those behaviors and attitudes that contribute to risk. Evaluations of …

An overview of the incidence, impact, and existing models of prevention for child
maltreatment first outlines the nature and scope of child maltreatment in the United States …

Abstract identify guidelines [for shaping child abuse and neglect prevention programs and
systems] as defined by repeated evaluations of various parent enhancement programs and …

Can we measure success in preventing child abuse? As the field of child abuse and neglect
prevention matures intellectually and as more and more agencies require evaluative …

Although child maltreatment is routinely acknowledged as a serious social problem, it
remains widespread, raising questions about how prevention efforts can be improved …

This technical package represents a select group of strategies based on the best available
evidence to help prevent child abuse and neglect. These strategies include strengthening …

Background: Over the past 30 years, the political response to child maltreatment and its
prevention in the US has experienced periods of frantic activity, often followed by long …

A framework for understanding child maltreatment in terms of complex and interacting
factors from the individual to the societal level can aid in conceptualizing and implementing …

The nation's child protection system (CPS) has historically focused on preventing
maltreatment in high-risk families, whose children have already been maltreated. But, as …

Recent advances in the field of prevention have led to a deeper understanding of the causes
of adolescent problem behavior and to the identification of efficacious strategies to prevent …