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Parent Education
Issue Brief
Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway
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| Year Published: 2008 |
Additional Resources
The following resources include additional research and information on model parent education programs and curricula.
The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare is designed to serve as an online connection for child welfare professionals, staff of public and private organizations, academic institutions, and others. It provides up-to-date information on evidence-informed child welfare practices, including parent training programs.
www.cachildwelfareclearinghouse.org/search/topical-area/1
The Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies works to improve substance abuse prevention and treatment services by helping States, organizations, agencies, and individuals apply evidence-based practices.
www.casat.unr.edu/
The Center for the Improvement of Child Caring is a national organization that provides information on parenting, parent education resources, skills-building seminars, training for professionals, and more. www.ciccparenting.org/
Child Trends is an independent, nonpartisan research center focused exclusively on children that provides information on ground-breaking research, policy insights, program guidance, and emerging trends and issues.
www.childtrends.org
Helping America's Youth is a nationwide effort to raise awareness about the challenges facing our youth, particularly at-risk boys, and to motivate caring adults to connect with youth in three key areas: Family, school, and community.
www.helpingamericasyouth.gov/index.cfm
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network works to raise the standards of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families, and communities throughout the United States.
www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=hom_main
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Model Programs Guide is designed to assist practitioners and communities in implementing evidence-informed and evidence-based prevention and intervention programs that can make a difference in the lives of children and communities.
www.dsgonline.com/mpg2.5/mpg_index.htm
Promising Practices Network features descriptions of evaluated programs that improve outcomes for children.
www.promisingpractices.net/programs_alpha.asp
Strengthening America's Families provides the results of a 1999 search for "best practice" family strengthening programs.
www.strengtheningfamilies.org/html/model_programs.html
The USDA Parent Education and Support Literature Review is made possible through funding by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Services. The most recent review was conducted in 2005.
http://ag.udel.edu/extension/fam/professionalresources/parentEd/2005litreview.htm
Examples and resources in this document are informational only and
do not represent an endorsement by the Children's Bureau.
This material may be freely reproduced and distributed. However, when doing so, please credit Child Welfare Information Gateway.
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