Strengthening families and communities to prevent child abuse and neglect: lessons from the Los Angeles Prevention Initiative Demonstration Project.
The Prevention Initiative Demonstration Project, funded by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), is a community-specific strategy delivered through eight regional networks designed to address the full spectrum of community-based prevention. This article summarizes a strong and meaningful pattern of improvements found in the second year evaluation for three groups of families--those living in high-risk communities but not involved with DCFS, those being investigated by DCFS for possible child maltreatment, and those with open DCFS cases.
University of Southern California, School of Social Work. USA.
Jacquelyn
J
McCroskey
Peter J
PJ
Pecora
Todd
T
Franke
Christina A
CA
Christie
Jaymie
J
Lorthridge
D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000523:psychology*; D019058:Community Networks; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*