Interventions to prevent child maltreatment and associated impairment

• Published in: The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 373; no. 9659; pp. 250 - 266
• Main Authors: MacMillan, Harriet L, Prof, Wathen, C Nadine, PhD, Barlow, Jane, Prof, Fergusson, David M, Prof, Leventhal, John M, Prof, Taussig, Heather N, PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 17.01.2009; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Behavior; Child; Child abuse & neglect; Child Abuse - prevention & control; Child Abuse - psychology; Child, Preschool; Education - organization & administration; House Calls; Humans; Internal Medicine; Medical research; Nurse-Patient Relations; Parent-Child Relations; Parents & parenting; Post traumatic stress disorder; Sexual assault; Sexual behavior; Studies

Summary Although a broad range of programmes for prevention of child maltreatment exist, the effectiveness of most of the programmes is unknown. Two specific home-visiting programmes—the Nurse–Family Partnership (best evidence) and Early Start—have been shown to prevent child maltreatment and associ...