Citation

Prinz RJ, Sanders MR, Shapiro CJ, Whitaker DJ, Lutzker JR. Prev. Sci. 2009; 10(1): 1-12.

Affiliation

Psychology Department, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA, prinz@sc.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s11121-009-0123-3

PMID

19160053

Abstract

The prevention of child maltreatment necessitates a public health approach. In the U.S. Triple-P System Population Trial, 18 counties were randomly assigned to either dissemination of the Triple P-Positive Parenting Program system or to the services-as-usual control condition. Dissemination involved Triple P professional training for the existing workforce (over 600 service providers), as well as universal media and communication strategies. Large effect sizes were found for three independently derived population indicators: substantiated child maltreatment, child out-of-home placements, and child maltreatment injuries. This study is the first to randomize geographical areas and show preventive impact on child maltreatment at a population level using evidence-based parenting interventions.

Language: en