TY - JOUR PY - 1979// TI - Essential elements of successful child abuse and neglect treatment JO - Child abuse and neglect A1 - Cohn, A. H. SP - 491 EP - 496 VL - 3 IS - 2 N2 - Not all child abuse is preventable. Society faces an ongoing need to support programs that treat the members of families in which abuse occurs. There is little systeamatically generated knowledge on the most efficient and effective ways to assist parents and children faced with abuse. The purpose of our 40-month study of eleven child abuse and neglect demonstration service programs in the United States was to expand the knowledge base in this area by determining, through evaluative research, the essential elements of successful treatment programs. This paper highlights our findings that pertain to more effective delivery of services to abusive and neglectful parents.

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