Preventing Child Maltreatment Community Approaches |
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| Editor:
| Dodge, Kenneth A.
Coleman, Doriane Lambelet |
| Foreword by:
| Pritzker, J. B. |
| Series title: | The Duke Series in Child Development and Public Policy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60623-389-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Publisher: | Guilford Publications
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| Imprint: | Guilford Press, The |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
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Book Description:
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Many child abuse prevention programs have targeted factors within the family, such as parenting skills. This book describes the next wave of prevention: the promotion of safer, healthier childrearing environments in entire communities. The contributors are leading authorities who illuminate how contextual factors--including poverty, chaotic neighborhoods, and lack of social supports--combine with family factors to place children at risk for maltreatment. They present a range...
More Description Many child abuse prevention programs have targeted factors within the family, such as parenting skills. This book describes the next wave of prevention: the promotion of safer, healthier childrearing environments in entire communities. The contributors are leading authorities who illuminate how contextual factors--including poverty, chaotic neighborhoods, and lack of social supports--combine with family factors to place children at risk for maltreatment. They present a range of exemplary programs designed to strengthen communities while also helping individual parents to meet their children's needs. Real-world evaluation approaches, quality-control strategies, and policy implications are discussed in depth.