Abstract
This article describes a multisite evaluation designed to identify promising practices for children exposed to multiple violence types, as well as their caregivers. The interventions improved emotional and behavioral symptoms for children and decreased caregiver stress related to parenting. Regression analyses were run to determine which intervention topics and intervention formats for child services were associated with child symptom reduction. Additional regression analyses explored which intervention topics and intervention formats for caregiver services were associated with symptom reduction for caregivers as well as their children. Insights drawn from these analyses might be helpful to agencies seeking to improve their services for young children who have been exposed to violence.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 67-86 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2013 |
Funding
This project was supported by Grant #12-SFSE01-06 awarded by the Illinois Violence Prevention Authority to the University of Illinois at Chicago. Points of view or opinions in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the Illinois Violence Prevention Authority.
Keywords
- children exposed to violence
- intervention research
- program evaluation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health Professions (miscellaneous)
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health