Prevention Programs
What is Being Done?
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Within North America there have been many child abuse prevention programs. In Canada, “school based programs are the primary means of addressing the prevention of the child abuse” (Bolen, 2003, p. 175) There has been promising research done on four hour or longer school based prevention programs. This showed children retained more knowledge the younger they were and were more likely to report self-protective strategies (Dake, Price, & Muran, 2003). There are also, “community-based programs for parenting of infants and toddlers which work toward the goal of preventing maltreatment by providing parents with education and support” (Huebner, 2002, p. 378). Traditionally, abuse prevention programs have targeted child at risk of abuse. Our society has an obligation to protect children that cannot otherwise protect themselves. “As a nurse, parent, neighbor, friend and even stranger it is our responsibility to ensure that the child next door is safe” (Rodts, 2003. p.168). In addition, if a child has been abused we must protect that child from abuse in the future. Also “children who have been abused need our sympathy, our support and ongoing counseling” (Miller, 2002, p. 568). Society must take increased responsibility for the issues influencing child abuse. Huebner, C. (2002). Evaluation of a clinic based parent education program to reduce the risk of infant and toddler maltreatment. Public Health Nursing 19, p. 377-389. Miller, S. (2002). Child abuse and domestic violence. British Journal of Midwifery, 10, p. 565-568. Rodts, M. (2003). Protecting the smallest among us. Orthopedic Nursing, 22. Dake, J., Price, J., & Muran, J. (2003). Evaluation of a child abuse prevention curriculum for third grade students: Assessment of knowledge and efficiency expectations, Journal of School Health, 73. p. 168. |