1. Prevention of Child Maltreatment: Integrative Review of Findings From an Evidence-Based Parenting Program.
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Altafim, Elisa Rachel Pisani, Magalhães, Cátia, and Linhares, Maria Beatriz Martins
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PREVENTION of child abuse ,EDUCATION of parents ,PARENT-child relationships ,PARENTING education ,EVALUATION of human services programs ,PARENTING ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,MEDLINE ,BEHAVIOR disorders in children ,CONCEPTUAL structures ,PSYCHOLOGY of parents ,ONLINE information services ,PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems ,ADVERSE childhood experiences ,CHILD behavior - Abstract
This integrative review of the ACT Raising Safe Kids (ACT)—child maltreatment prevention program for parents—focuses on the program's theoretical framework, examines the ACT studies about the effects on caregivers, and discusses the ACT's implications for the practice and public policy. A systematic search of the PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and Lilacs databases was performed, along with a search on the ACT Program website and contacting program researchers. Twenty-five studies evaluating the ACT Program were reviewed. The evaluation studies were conducted in the United States, Brazil, Portugal, and Peru. The program improved parenting practices in general and targeted populations such as incarcerated parents, mothers with a history of childhood violence, and mothers of preterm children. Additionally, the program was effective in decreasing child behavioral problems. Overall, the ACT Program effectively decreased hostile, aggressive, and coercive parenting and child behavior problems, which are key predictors of family violence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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