title: Iterations of the SafeCare model: an evidence-based child maltreatment prevention program.
abstract: SafeCare is an evidenced-based parenting program for at-risk and maltreating parents that addresses the social and family ecology in which child maltreatment occurs. SafeCare home visitors focus on behavioral skills that are trained to predetermined performance criteria. Recent research has stressed the importance of successful dissemination and implementation of evidence-based models. This article describes the history of the SafeCare model, critical features involved with past and current implementation of the program, populations that have received SafeCare services, staff who have implemented the program, and factors associated with SafeCare implementation. As well, it notes projects currently occurring in Oklahoma and Kansas and at the Center for Child Well-Treatment, at the Marcus Institute, in Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.affiliation: The Marcus Institute / Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, USA. anna.edwards@marcus.org
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lutzker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002654:Child Care / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014481:United States