title: The Parent-Baby Venture Program: prevention of child abuse.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The overwhelming obstacles adolescents face to successful achievement of the maternal role.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe an innovative, community-based program to support high risk adolescents during the early postpartum period.
  
  
  METHODS
  A review of the literature related to programs designed to promote maternal-role attainment and prevent child abuse/neglect.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Interviews with participants indicate a positive response to the intervention but regression to maladaptive behavior in some following termination.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Williams-Burgess
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Vines
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Ditulio
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology*; D015397:Program Evaluation