Journal article
Using communities that care for community child maltreatment prevention
American journal of orthopsychiatry, Vol.86(2), pp.144-155
03/2016
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/106308
PMID: 26963184
Abstract
The prevention of mental, emotional, and behavioral (MEB) disorders among children and adolescents is a national priority. One mode of implementing community-wide MEB prevention efforts is through evidence-based community mobilization approaches such as Communities That Care (CTC). This article provides an overview of the CTC framework and discusses the adaptation process of CTC to prevent development of MEBs through preventing child abuse and neglect and bolstering child well-being in children aged 0 to 10. Adaptations include those to the intervention itself as well as those to the evaluation approach. Preliminary findings from the Keeping Families Together pilot study of this evolving approach suggest that the implementation was manageable for sites, and community board functioning and community adoption of a science-based approach to prevention in pilot sites looks promising. Implications and next steps are outlined. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Title
- Using communities that care for community child maltreatment prevention
- Creators
- Amy M Salazar - Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of WashingtonKevin P Haggerty - Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of WashingtonBenjamin de Haan - Partners for Our Children, School of Social Work, University of WashingtonRichard F Catalano - Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of WashingtonTerri Vann - Keeping Families Together InitiativeJean Vinson - Keeping Families Together InitiativeMichaele Lansing - Keeping Families Together Initiative
- Publication Details
- American journal of orthopsychiatry, Vol.86(2), pp.144-155
- Academic Unit
- Human Development, Department of
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900546857401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article