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 needs. Real-world evaluation approaches, quality-control strategies, and policy implications are discussed in depth.
- ISBN10 1593859732
- ISBN13 9781593859732
- Publish Date 11 August 2009 (first published 1 January 2009)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 5 March 2023
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Guilford Publications
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 203
- Language English