Parent Training Resource Allocation Optimization Using an Agent-Based Model of Child Maltreatment

Keller, Nicholas; Hu, Xiaolin

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-37210-0_2

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“…An earlier version of this agent-based model of CM was described in Hu and Puddy (2010), which later was modified to include cognitive modeling of individual agents (Hu & Puddy 2011). Preliminary results about using the agent-based model to help optimizing parent training resource allocation were reported in Keller and Hu (2013). This paper extends previous work by further developing the model to include factors and dynamics at both individual/relationship and community levels, and by integrating CM prevention modeling.…”

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“…The resource is available to all family agents in the next time step. Also note that when a community resource center has limited resources, simulations can be carried out to study how different ways of prioritizing families for receiving the support may impact the overall outcome of CM (Keller & Hu 2013). Neighborhood development to reduce community stress.…”

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Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation of Child Maltreatment and Child Maltreatment Prevention

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Keller²

2015

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This paper presents an agent-based model that simulates the dynamics of child maltreatment and child maltreatment prevention. The developed model follows the principles of complex systems science and explicitly models a community and its families with multi-level factors across the social ecology. Each agent includes behavioral/cognitive modeling to account for the behavioral/cognitive process of child maltreatment. Simulation of child maltreatment prevention is also supported to evaluate the impacts of different prevention/intervention strategies. We describe the model and show experiment results to evaluate and demonstrate the agent-based model.

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