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Services That Help Reduce or Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect
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Quintana, Erica; Olsen-Medina, Kira – Morrison Institute for Public Policy, 2020
This brief, prepared as part of Morrison Institute for Public Policy's Spotlight on Arizona's Kids project, outlines evidence-based services that help reduce or prevent child abuse and neglect, including home visiting, parent education, domestic violence services, and substance abuse treatment.
Descriptors: Prevention, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Home Visits
A Multivariate Examination of the Child-Abuse Potential of Parents with Children Aged 0-6
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Cetin, Zeynep; Ozozen Danaci, Miray – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Problem Statement: Child abuse, defined by the World Health Organization as "intentional or unintentional behavior by adults, society, or a country with negative consequences for the health and physical development of the child," is a social problem frequently encountered in all cultures and societies. It is need to this study because of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Prevention, Family Violence, Infants
A Standardized Method of Preventing and Managing Emergencies within the Context of Evidence-Based Therapy Implementation
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Urgelles, Jessica; Donohue, Brad; Wilks, Chelsey; Van Hasselt, Vincent B.; Azrin, Nathan H. – Behavior Modification, 2012
Families served within child welfare settings evidence a wide range of emergencies or unexpected crises or circumstances that may lead to danger and make it difficult for them to focus on treatment planning. Mental health treatment providers are often unprepared to effectively manage emergencies during implementation of evidence-based prescribed…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Family Income, Child Welfare
A Children's Defense Budget: FY 1989. An Analysis of Our Nation's Investment in Children.
Witt, Virginia, Ed. – 1988
The introduction to this analysis of the federal budget and investment in children in 1988 argues that American children are not physically, educationally, economically, or spiritually safe. The introduction also describes characteristics of the children; specifies a five-point policy agenda for 1988 that emphasizes preventive measures; and…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Neglect, Childhood Needs
The State of America's Children Yearbook: 1997.
Weill, James D., Ed.; Jablonski, Donna M., Ed. – 1997
This Children's Defense Fund 1997 report on the state of America's children highlights the critical need for renewed commitment to children by all sectors of society. The introduction discusses Americans' values and presents 25 tips for effective child advocacy. The report then details the following: (1) the impact of welfare reform on children…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Development
The State of America's Children Yearbook, 2000.
Won, Sandra, Ed. – 2000
This report on the well-being of America's children focuses on the need for commitment to children by all sectors of society. The report's foreword describes the current situation for poor children in America, compares U.S. policies to those of other industrialized countries, presents the Action Agenda to Leave No Child Behind for 2000-2001, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy
The State of America's Children Yearbook, 1999.
Children's Defense Fund, Washington, DC. – 1999
This report on the well-being of America's children highlights the critical need for renewed commitment to children by all sectors of society. The introduction describes health and educational outcomes for poor children and maintains that preparing all of the nation's children for the future and protecting them in the present is the greatest human…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy