| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 203 pages) : illustrations |
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Duke series in child development and public policy |
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Duke series in child development and public policy.
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| Contents |
The history of science and child abuse prevention : a reciprocal relationship / Deborah Daro -- Preventing child abuse and neglect with home visiting by nurses / David L. Olds [and others] -- Toward a population-based paradigm for parenting intervention, prevention of child maltreatment, and promotion of child well-being / Ronald J. Prinz -- Community-level prevention of child maltreatment : the Durham family initiative / Kenneth A. Dodge [and others] -- How strong communities restored my faith in humanity : children can live in safety / Gary B. Melton -- The period of purple crying : keeping babies safe in North Carolina / Desmond Runyan & Adam Zolotor -- Quality improvement in child abuse prevention programs / Robert T. Ammerman [and others] -- Differential response / Jane Waldfogel -- Innovations in child maltreatment prevention : resolving the tension between effective assistance and violations of privacy / Doriane Lambelet Coleman -- Healing in the place of last resort : the role of the dependency court within community-based efforts to prevent child maltreatment / Cindy S. Lederman -- Preventing maltreatment or promoting positive development where should a community focus its resources? : a policy perspective / Michael S. Wald |
| Summary |
Many child abuse prevention programs have targeted factors within the family, such as parenting skills. This book describes the next wave of prevention the promotion of safer, healthier childrearing environments in entire communities. The contributors are leading authorities who illuminate how contextual factors including poverty, chaotic neighborhoods, and lack of social supports combine with family factors to place children at risk for maltreatment. They present a range of exemplary programs designed to strengthen communities while also helping individual parents to meet their children's nee |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Child abuse -- United States
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Abused children -- Services for -- United States
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Social work with children -- United States
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SELF-HELP -- Abuse.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Abuse -- Child Abuse.
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Abused children -- Services for
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Child abuse
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Social work with children
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dodge, Kenneth A.
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Coleman, Doriane Lambelet.
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| ISBN |
9781606232958 |
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1606232959 |
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1282319329 |
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9781282319325 |
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