Describes the genesis, purpose, goals and activities of parent education and family advocacy programs which are presented as two models for non-traditional intervention methods of working with high-risk families. (ED)

Calls for coordination of existing community structures in combination with the creation of broad-based public support as ways of providing needed child abuse services efficiently, effectively and compassionately. (ED)

Discusses a community-based child abuse prevention program successfully operating for the past three years in the borough of Queens in New York City. (MP)

Describes the Community Lifelines project, one of nine demonstration projects funded by the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. The program provides opportunities for parents to build networks that will provide support and improve parenting skills. (HTH)

Describes a program model, Medical Foster Care, which uses registered nurses as foster parents who work closely with biological parents of abused and neglected children with acute health problems. The program reunites families, improves parenting skills, and saves money in long-term hospitalization. (Author/BB)

Discusses prevention efforts focused on child abuse and neglect, with attention paid to concepts of prevention, community involvement, community volunteers, and a community prevention plan. (DB)

A social worker, a psychiatrist, and a parent discuss the difficulty involved in matching up parent, professional help, and treatment modality when working with abusive parents. (CS)

Describes the Lane County Relief Nursery program in Eugene, Oregon, a therapeutic school for abused and at-risk children, which also has an Intensive Parent Training Program. (HOD)

Discusses the activities of the Family Intervention Center (FIC) of the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh to prevent child abuse in the Sto-Rox school district through a school-based program that educates children about child abuse. One activity sponsored by FIC was a health fair for children and their parents. (MDM)

Discusses ways to prevent child abuse and neglect through parent education and home visiting programs for at-risk families that stress early intervention and preventive measures. Describes the Healthy Start program developed in Hawaii as a model for other states to follow. (MDM)

This article describes a 20-hour, eight-week course for experienced foster parents. Goals include understanding the causes of child abuse, understanding the consequences of child abuse, and understanding the interaction patterns which provoke child abuse. (Author/DB)