Child Abuse Prevention

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2008 Resource Packet

The following are publications from Child Welfare Information Gateway:  http://www.childwelfare.gov/

Setting Rules With Teens (from Promoting Healthy Families in Your Community : 2008 Resource Packet)

Setting and enforcing rules with teens can be challenging. This tip sheet helps parents understand how brain development and changing hormones can affect teen behavior. It also provides tips for what parents can do to maintain a good relationship with their teens, while helping them grow into responsible adults.

What Do We Know About the Effectiveness of Prevention?

There are three principal areas where research on maltreatment prevention has historically been most concentrated: home visitation programs, parent education programs, and school-based programs for the prevention of child sexual abuse. This fact sheet summarizes what is known about prevention from research and evaluation in these areas.

What Is Prevention and Why Is It Important?

Prevention of child abuse and neglect has taken on many forms since the 1960s when C. Henry Kempe identified the Battered Child Syndrome. Policy makers, legislators, professionals, and concerned citizens have struggled to find effective ways to prevent violence against children. This fact sheet defines prevention and discusses its importance, using illustrations from alcohol-related traffic death prevention programs, AIDS prevention programs, and adolescent pregnancy programs. It also discusses studies that illustrate the potential value of child maltreatment programs that can reduce incidence.