Research on Child Abuse and Neglect
In this ever-changing field it is important to keep up on the latest research around brain development, family dynamics, children’s mental health, etc. On this page we will try to keep you current with the best available information on these topics.
Child Abuse and Neglect Cost Nation $104
Billion in 2007
Prevention
The Effects of Childhood Stress on Health Across the Lifespan
Voices of Preventive Services : Perspectives of Clients and Workers.
Phillips, Michael H.
Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Inc. Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service.
2007
www.chcfinc.org/policy/VoicesOfPreventiveServices.pdf
The Parenting Imperative: Investing in Parents so Children and Youth Succeed.
National Human Services Assembly. Family Strengthening Policy Center.
2007
This brief will help policy makers, practitioners, and citizen groups understand what a "parenting success" strategy looks like and how it can strengthen families and communities. Community groups will find best practices and recommendations (beginning on pages 16 and 18) for how to maximize impact. For funding agencies and policy makers (beginning on page 19), this brief focuses on creating conditions for communities to respond to the parenting imperative. (Author abstract)
www.nassembly.org/fspc/documents/FSPPolicyBrief2210-30.pdf
Birth to Five Policy Alliance:
Shifting the Odds for Young Children at Risk
[Website].
Birth to Five Policy Alliance
2007
The Birth to Five Policy Alliance was established in 2005 to help to shift the odds for very young children and narrow the achievement gap. The goal is to promote innovative and successful policy ideas that support families in their parenting role and ensure positive early childhood development and learning opportunities for at-risk infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their families. (Author abstract)
http://birthtofivepolicy.org
The Health and Social Impact of Growing Up With
Adverse Childhood Experiences
The Human and Economic Costs of the Status Quo
Robert Anda, MD, MS
Co-Principal Investigator
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study
The common stressful and traumatic exposures affecting the (neuro)development of our children are referred to herein as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Key among the constellation of these experiences is growing up in households affected by alcohol abuse; others include abuse (emotional, physical, sexual), neglect (emotional, physical), witnessing domestic violence, and growing up with substance abusing, mentally ill, parental discord, or crime in the home.
www.nacoa.org/pdfs/Anda%20NACoA%20Review_web.pdf
Brain Research
A Science-Based Framework for Early Childhood Policy
Jack Shonkoff, MD, et. al.
A ground-breaking framework for using evidence to improve outcomes in learning, behavior, and health for vulnerable children, co-authored by the members of the National Forum on Early Childhood Program Evaluation and the National Scientic Council on the Developing Child. Combining knowledge from neuroscience, behavioral and developmental science, economics, and 40 years of early childhood program evaluation, the authors provide an informed, nonpartisan, pragmatic framework to guide policymakers toward science-based policies that improve the lives of young children and benefit society as a whole.
www.developingchild.harvard.edu/content/downloads/Policy_Framework.pdf
Family Dynamics
Are Brothers and Sisters a Good Source of Support?
Portland State University. Research and Training Center for Family Support and Children's Mental Health.
2007
Data Trends
(151) This longitudinal study investigated the effects of positive sibling relationships on the mental health of children who experience stressful life events. (Author abstract)
www.rtc.pdx.edu/PDF/dt151.pdf
Diagramming Families For Assessment (Section 7 Chapter 25 of Child Welfare Manual).
Missouri. Dept. of Social Services.
2007
www.dss.mo.gov/cd/info/cwmanual/section7/ch1_33/sec7ch25.htm
Working With Resistant Families (Section 7 Chapter 20 of Child Welfare Manual).
Missouri. Dept. of Social Services.
2007
This chapter examines those skills needed to effectively work with clients who may be resistance to treatment and to prevent the potential for violence.
www.dss.mo.gov/cd/info/cwmanual/section7/ch1_33/sec7ch20.htm
Best Practices
Best Practices for Increasing Meaningful Youth Participation in Collaborative Team Planning.
Walker, Janet.
2007
Sponsoring Organization: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, United States Department of Education. Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Human service and educational agencies and systems often convene teams to work collaboratively on plans for serving children or youth. This is particularly true for children and youth who are involved with multiple systems or who are felt to be in need of intensive intervention. These kinds of planning teams include IEP (Individualized Education Plan) teams, wraparound teams, foster care Independent Living Program teams, transition planning teams, youth/family decision teams, and other teams that create service or treatment plans. Unfortunately, it is often true that these plans are created for youth, with little input or buy-in from the young people themselves. In previous research on team planning, we found that adults who participated on teams were eager to involve youth in planning in a more meaningful way, but were unsure how to feasibly accomplish this goal. In response, we began work on AMP. AMP -- Achieve My Plan -- is a five-year project that is developing and testing ways to increase the meaningful participation of youth in collaborative team planning meetings. Here, we share some of what we have learned about how to create plans with youth, so that youth will see the plans as a means to help them move towards important life goals. These best practices are based on a combination of research findings and input from AMP advisors and other youth and adults who are part of planning teams around the nation. (Author abstract)
http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/PDF/pbAMPYouthParticipation.pdf
Presenting the Evidence for Healthy Families Florida: A Proven Early Childhood Intervention.
Healthy Families Florida.
2007
The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University recently published "A Science-Based Framework for Early Childhood Policy" that identifies the necessary components for effective early childhood policies and practices and provides a brief cost-benefit argument stressing the importance of public investments in young children and their families. Neuroscience and child development research support the demand for prevention and early-intervention programs, explaining that early childhood experiences create the foundation for later learning, behavior and health outcomes. When a child’s early experience is "impoverished, neglectful or abusive, the result can be a lifetime of increased risk." Healthy Families Florida is a proven, voluntary home visiting program that prevents child abuse and neglect in high-risk families by providing quality services that are intensive, comprehensive, long-term, flexible and culturally appropriate. According to the Harvard study, to be considered a viable strategy for enhancing positive childhood outcomes, programs should include key "effectiveness factors." These factors are listed in this paper with a brief explanation of how Healthy Families Florida has achieved its success by incorporating these elements into the program. (Author abstract)
Ask Gateway librarian for an electronic copy.
The Washington State Institute for Public Policy Cost Benefit Study and the Cost Benefit of Healthy Families Florida.
Rhodes, Terry J.
Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida.
2007
In this paper, the Ounce of Prevention Fund and Healthy Families Florida question the use of the Washington State Institute for Public Policy's cost benefit study as a source of information for making conclusions about the cost benefit of Healthy Families Florida. (Author abstract)
Ask Gateway librarian for an electronic copy.
Beyond Observation: Considerations for Advancing Domestic Violence Practice in Supervised Visitation.
Campbell, Jay. Gordon, Derrick. Foster, Ona. Groves, Betsy. Davis, Lonna.
Family Violence Prevention Fund.
2007
Sponsoring Organization: United States. Dept. of Justice.
This paper presents considerations for expanded practice in the Supervised Visitation Grant Program and describes interventions that go beyond observation in the supervised visitation setting in the context of domestic violence. The information for this paper comes from a number of sources including: interviews with experts in the field; a review of the literature on supervised visitation; observations of center operations; and focus groups conducted with consumers, staff, judges, lawyers and key constituents of supervised visitation centers. The intended audience includes the staff of visitation centers, clinicians, lawyers, judges, domestic violence advocates, and men's non-violence programs. (Author abstract)
http://endabuse.org/programs/children/files/beyond_observation_final.pdf
A Guide To Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) on The Web,
United States. Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration.
2007
SAMHSA provides this Web Guide to assist the public with simple and direct connections to Web sites that contain information about interventions to prevent and/or treat mental and substance use disorders. The Web Guide provides a list of Web sites that contain information about specific evidence-based practices (EBPs) or provide comprehensive reviews of research findings. (Author abstract)
www.samhsa.gov/ebpWebguide/index.asp
Mental Health for Children and Youth
Is Your Organization Supporting Meaningful Youth Participation In Collaborative Team Planning?: A Self-Assessment Quiz.
Portland State University. Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health.
2007
Human service and educational agencies and systems often convene teams to work collaboratively on plans for serving children or youth. This is particularly true for children and youth who are involved with multiple systems or who are felt to be in need of intensive intervention. These kinds of planning teams include IEP (Individualized Education Plan) teams, wraparound teams, foster care Independent Living Program teams, transition planning teams, youth/family decision teams, and other teams that create service or treatment plans. Unfortunately, it is often true that these plans are created for youth, with little input or buy-in from the young people themselves. Does your organization support meaningful youth participation in collaborative team planning? Take this quiz and find out! (Author abstract)
www.rtc.pdx.edu/PDF/pbAMPQuizBrochure.pdf
The Application of the Ten Principles of the Wraparound Process to the Role of Family Partners on Wraparound Teams.
Penn, Marlene. Osher, Trina W.
Portland State University. National Wraparound Initiative.
2007
This publication describes what the Family Partner does on wraparound teams to put each of the "Ten Principles of the wraparound process" into practice.
www.rtc.pdx.edu/PDF/pbNWI-FamilyPartner10Principles.pdf
Children’s Advocacy and Organizational Development
Moving the Infant-Toddler Policy Agenda Forward Together: Strategies to Build Successful Coalitions.
DiLauro, Elizabeth.
Zero to Three Policy Center.
2007
At the local, state and federal levels, advocates are increasingly working together to bring the voice of infants, toddlers and their families to public policy. In many cases, they have formed coalitions or alliances of distinct partners who come together temporarily to take joint action in support of an infant-toddler policy agenda. Working in coalition can have many advantages for advocates, as it allows partners to have a larger impact with fewer resources. It is also a method by which diverse partners can come together around a common issue, and provide a united, clear message to policymakers about what is best for very young children. This article provides practical strategies and examples to help you build effective coalitions to improve policies for infants and toddlers in your state or community. (Author abstract)
www.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/CoalitionBuilding.pdf?docID=4421
Thinking Broadly: Financing Strategies for Child Traumatic Stress Initiatives.
Gray, Aracelis. Szekely, Amanda.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network.
2006
Sponsoring Organization: United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
This brief presents a conceptual framework for financing CTS initiatives' work and a set of approaches that initiative leaders can implement to provide comprehensive and coordinated trauma supports and services. The brief describes five broad financing strategies and profiles successful approaches implemented across the country as well key issues that initiative leaders should consider when implementing these strategies. (Author abstract)
www.financeproject.org/publications/ThinkingBroadlyCTS.pdf
14 Points to Successfully Involving Young People in Organizational Decision Making.
Youth on Board.
2001
14 Points is an easy-to-read reference that covers both the philosophical and practical implications of involving youth on boards of directors and committees. It has been offered by the publishers as a "work in progress" and invites readers to send in their comments, experiences and any other contributions they wish to make. (Author abstract)
www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/news/record/556.html
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