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Types of Program Approaches

Select a category to find research on the effectiveness of child abuse prevention and family support programs that use the following types of program approaches.

Early childhood intervention
Programs focused on supporting early childhood development, from birth to 5 years, including childcare programs.

Family strengthening and support
Programs that help strengthen families and provide support for parents, including support groups and concrete services such as transportation and housing assistance.

Fatherhood programs
Programs that emphasize enhancing the father's participation in childrearing.

Home visitation
Programs conducted in the home of the child and family.

Parenting training
Programs that train parents in caring for their children, including appropriate discipline techniques.

Programs for specific cultural groups
Programs that provide targeted services for specific cultural and ethnic groups.

Research that reviews multiple program approaches
Programs that provide multiple approaches and services to at-risk families.

Respite/crisis care
Programs that provide temporary out-of-home or in-home care for families with children.

Youth development and resilience
Programs that promote child and youth development and resilience.

Updated on January 5, 2009