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Download full textDaro, Deborah – Future of Children, 2019
In the United States, two approaches have developed to exercise collective influence on how parents raise their children. One is mandatory public intervention in families who have placed their children at risk, exemplified by the child welfare system. The other is voluntary offers of assistance, for example, child abuse prevention services that…
Descriptors: Child Safety, Child Welfare, At Risk Persons, Family Programs
Daro, Deborah; Dodge, Kenneth A. – Future of Children, 2009
Deborah Daro and Kenneth Dodge observe that efforts to prevent child abuse have historically focused on directly improving the skills of parents who are at risk for or engaged in maltreatment. But, as experts increasingly recognize that negative forces within a community can overwhelm even well-intentioned parents, attention is shifting toward…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Prevention, Community Responsibility, Cultural Context
The Duke Endowment Child Abuse Prevention Initiative: Durham Family Initiative Implementation Report
Direct linkDaro, Deborah; Huang, Lee Ann; English, Brianna – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2009
The Durham Family Initiative (DFI) is one of two community-based child abuse prevention efforts that comprise The Duke Endowment's Child Abuse Prevention Initiative. Beginning in 2002, the Endowment provided support to the Durham Family Initiative (DFI) in North Carolina and Strong Communities in South Carolina to develop a comprehensive approach…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Prevention, Risk, Public Policy
Daro, Deborah; Huang, Lee Ann; English, Brianna – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2009
The Duke Endowment launched its Child Abuse Prevention Initiative in 2002 by funding two program sites, the Durham Family Initiative in Durham, North Carolina, and Strong Communities in Greenville, South Carolina. Both sites aimed to reduce rates of child abuse, improve parenting practices and behaviors, strengthen community service systems, and…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Prevention, Organizational Change, Comparative Analysis
Daro, Deborah; And Others – 1990
In October 1985, the Board of the National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse (NCPCA) adopted a goal and extablished a plan to reduce child abuse 20 percent by 1990. With data collected through March 1990, this document reports progress made toward realizing objectives articulated in the NCPCA's 5-year plan. After an overview in Section…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Data Collection, Death, Discipline
Daro, Deborah; And Others – 1993
In 1988 the William Penn Foundation awarded nearly $6 million to agencies in the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) area for a variety of programs aimed at preventing child abuse. The 4 programs selected targeted parents who most needed but were least likely to have access to parent education and support services. The Foundation appointed the National…
Descriptors: Adults, At Risk Persons, Behavior Change, Child Abuse
