2016 · Study · English
Using Communities That Care for Community Child Maltreatment Prevention
Salazar, A. M., Haggerty, K. P., de Haan, B., Catalano, R. F., Vann, T., Vinson, J., & Lansing, M.
Salazar, A. M., Haggerty, K. P., de Haan, B., Catalano, R. F., Vann, T., Vinson, J., & Lansing, M. (2016). Using Communities That Care for Community Child Maltreatment Prevention. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 86(2), 144–155. doi.org/10.1037/ort0000078
Summary
Conceptual and pilot paper describing how Communities That Care was adapted in the United States to prevent child abuse and neglect and to promote well-being among children aged 0–10, as a route to preventing mental, emotional and behavioural disorders. After an overview of the standard CTC framework, the authors set out the adaptations required both to the intervention itself and to the evaluation approach. Preliminary findings from the “Keeping Families Together” pilot indicate that implementation was manageable for the participating sites and that community board functioning and adoption of a science-based approach to prevention looked promising. Implications and next steps are outlined. No child-level outcomes are reported. The paper matters for Europe because it shows the CTC process being reused for a different age group and a different problem, an example of the system’s adaptability that early-childhood and child-protection services may find relevant.