title: [Prevention of risks to children on the basis of early intervention and interdisciplinary cooperation in the example of the model project "a good start to life"].
abstract: Infants and toddlers are at high risk of neglect and maltreatment, as they are especially dependent on the care and the safeguard of their parents. Child protection can only succeed if early and preventive support for families at risk and their infants is provided. The project "A good start to life" helps to promote parental sensitive behaviour and care giving competence of parents in precarious life settings and in high risk situations and is aimed to prevent child neglect and abuse at an early age. A relevant prerequisite for child protection is interdisciplinary networking between the involved systems. The main focus of the project is the establishment of collaboration and network structures between the infant and youth welfare system and the health-care system and their services in eight communities in four states in Germany by using so-called round tables as communication platforms. Preliminary results of the round tables are reported in this article together with the results of the evaluation process.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie/Psychotherapie.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schwanda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Künster
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: König
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schöllhorn
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ziesel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mark
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fegert
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ziegenhain
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018479:Early Intervention, Educational / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005858:Germany; D006078:Government Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior