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Lampert, Jo; Walsh, Kerryann – Children's Literature in Education, 2010
Children's picture books dealing with the topic of child sexual abuse appeared in the 1980s with the aim of addressing the need for age-appropriate texts to teach sexual abuse prevention concepts and to provide support for young children who may be at risk of or have already experienced sexual abuse. Despite the apparent potential of children's…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Picture Books
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Azzi-Lessing, Lenette – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2011
As support for intervening early in the lives of vulnerable children has risen in the United States in recent years, so has interest in home-visitation programs. Home visitation is increasingly recognized for its potential to foster early child development and competent parenting, as well as to reduce risk for child abuse and neglect and other…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Disadvantaged Youth, Home Visits, Child Development