Community differences in the implementation of Strong Communities for Children

McLeigh, Jill D.; McDonell, James R.; Melton, Gary B.

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.07.010

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“…They also found reduced child injuries related to maltreatment and fewer substantiated cases of maltreatment in children under the age of 10 (McDonell et al, 2015). Notably, the Strong Communities intervention showed greater communitylevel mobilization in low-resource communities than in high-resource communities, although child maltreatment rates for children under the age of 6 were reduced in both types of communities (McLeigh, McDonell, & Melton, 2015). Programs that work at the neighborhood level on increasing and concentrating services for families have been found to be effective at reducing maltreatment as well (Daro & Dodge, 2009; Prinz, Sanders, Shapiro, Whitaker, & Lutzker, 2009).…”

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Neighborhood-level social processes and substantiated cases of child maltreatment

Molnar

Goerge

Gilsanz

et al. 2016

Child Abuse & Neglect

144

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Child maltreatment is a preventable public health problem. Research has demonstrated that neighborhood structural factors (e.g. poverty, crime) can influence the proportion of a neighborhood’s children who are victims of maltreatment. A newer strategy is the identification of potentially modifiable social processes at the neighborhood level that can also influence maltreatment. Toward this end, this study examines neighborhood-level data (maltreatment cases substantiated by Illinois’ child protection agency, 1995–2005, social processes measured by the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods, U.S. Census data, proportions of neighborhoods on public assistance, and crime data) that were linked across clusters of contiguous, relatively homogenous Chicago, IL census tracts with respect to racial/ethnic and socioeconomic composition. Our analysis—an ecological-level, repeated cross-sectional design utilizing random-intercept logit models— with a sensitivity analysis using spatial models to control for spatial autocorrelation – revealed consistent associations between neighborhood social processes and maltreatment. Neighborhoods higher in collective efficacy, intergenerational closure, and social networks, and lower in disorder had lower proportions of neglect, physical abuse, and sexual abuse substantiated cases, controlling for differences in structural factors. Higher collective efficacy and social network size also predicted a lower proportion of substance-exposed infants. This research indicates that strategies to mobilize neighborhood-level protective factors may decrease child maltreatment more effectively than individual and family-focused efforts alone.

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confidence: 99%

Neighborhood-level social processes and substantiated cases of child maltreatment

Molnar

Goerge

Gilsanz

et al. 2016

Child Abuse & Neglect

144

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“…Furthermore, neighborhood-based strategies to prevent child abuse and neglect, such as the “Strong Communities for Children” initiative in South Carolina in the United States [ 52 , 53 ], might be effective. Based on its key message that a sense of collective responsibility among all people in the community can protect children [ 52 ], Strong Communities recruited volunteers and community organizations, and boosted various neighborhood activities to let residents “naturally” observe and respond to the needs of young families [ 54 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Neighborhood social capital and infant physical abuse: a population-based study in Japan

Fujiwara

Yamaoka

Kawachi

2016

Int J Ment Health Syst

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PurposeWe sought to investigate the relationship between neighborhood social capital and infant physical abuse using a population-based sample of women with 4-month-old infants in Japan.MethodsA questionnaire was administered to women who participated in a 4-month health checkup program (n = 1277; valid response rate, 80 %). We inquired about their perceptions of the level of trust in their neighborhood (an indicator of “social capital”) as well as the availability of support from their personal social networks. Infant physical abuse during the past month was assessed by self-reports of spanking, shaking or smothering.ResultsThe prevalence of infant physical abuse at 4 months of age was 9.0 % (95 % confidence interval [CI], 7.6–10.7 %). Women living in trusting neighborhoods were less likely to report infant physical abuse compared to those living in areas with low neighborhood trust (odds ratio [OR] 0.25, 95 % CI 0.06–0.97). In addition, women with supportive social networks were less likely to report infant physical abuse (OR 0.59, 95 % CI 0.36–0.99).ConclusionsIn addition to one’s personal social network, social trust in the neighborhood was independently associated with lowered risk of infant physical abuse. To prevent infant abuse, interventions should consider strengthening community social bonds in addition to strengthening the social network of isolated mothers.

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“…Compared to a control group, Strong Communities samples showed significant changes in social support, collective efficacy, in-home child safety, observed parenting practices, parental stress, and rates of substantiated child maltreatment and child injuries (McDonell et al 2015). Analysis of socioeconomic status differences (as well as rural-suburban differences) indicated that community mobilization was effective in preventing child maltreatment in both high and low resource communities (McLeigh et al 2015b). Important to note is that the initiative, including the evaluation, covered the entire community and not just the participants who did the activities in Strong Families.…”

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“…Important to note is that the initiative, including the evaluation, covered the entire community and not just the participants who did the activities in Strong Families. Randomized control trials are not feasible in the context of community wide assessments, but the design included a comparison with South Carolina where communities were matched at the block group level (McLeigh et al 2015b).…”

Section: Making Prevention Zones a Realitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Advancing Prevention Zones: Implementing Community-Based Strategies to Prevent Child Maltreatment and Promote Healthy Families

Roygardner

Palusci

Hughes³

2019

Int. Journal on Child Malt.

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In searching for a "disruptive" new paradigm to prevent child abuse, we are drawn to an older approach with unfulfilled promise. In 1993, the United States Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect published their report Neighbors Helping Neighbors: A New National Strategy for the Protection of Children. The top priority recommendation of the Board was to develop programs that facilitated the development and safety of neighborhoods by establishing Prevention Zones to improve social and physical environments with high rates of child maltreatment. This paper explores how Prevention Zones might be re-imagined today, integrated with services like home-visiting and medical homes, and applied to serious child maltreatment such as abusive head trauma.

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Community differences in the implementation of Strong Communities for Children

Cited by 38 publications

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Neighborhood-level social processes and substantiated cases of child maltreatment

Neighborhood-level social processes and substantiated cases of child maltreatment

Neighborhood social capital and infant physical abuse: a population-based study in Japan

Advancing Prevention Zones: Implementing Community-Based Strategies to Prevent Child Maltreatment and Promote Healthy Families

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