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Mission Possible: Preventing Child Maltreatment

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Mission Possible: Preventing Child Maltreatment

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    1. Mission Possible: Preventing Child Maltreatment Liz Ferguson Services Coordinator Prevent Child Abuse Georgia

    2. PCA Georgia Mission: To Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect in All Forms.

    3. Child Abuse and Neglect It has been over 130 years since the first public recognition of child abuse in the U.S., resulting in the formation of The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the nation’s first child welfare agency.

    4. Public Awareness of CA 1877- American Humane Association 1920- Child Welfare League of America 1969- Parents Anonymous Inc. 1972- Prevent Child Abuse America (founded as NCPCA) 1984- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

    5. Mandated Reporting 1963- first mandated reporting laws 1974- Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) requires all states to have law Underpinnings of child protection system

    6. Child Abuse and Neglect 2006- Despite years of public awareness and government intervention, child maltreatment remains a serious problem throughout the United States. Over $90 billion-estimated annual costs related to child abuse and neglect (Prevent Child Abuse America, 2001)

    7. Child Abuse and Neglect Costly in human and material resources Relationship between childhood experiences and adult health and productivity “There is a strong graded relationship between the breadth of exposure to abuse or household dysfunction during childhood and multiple risk factors for several of the leading causes of death in adults.” (ACE Study, Felitti, Anda et al, 1998)

    8. Systemic responses to the problem of child maltreatment are victim-triggered.

    9. Focused primarily on recognizing the signs of child abuse, reporting suspected abuse and intervening after a child has been harmed. Systems Response

    10. Child Abuse in Georgia State FY 2005 87,958 reports made to DFCS 15,952 screened out (18%) 72,006 investigated (82%) 26,922 substantiated (38%) 15, 489 opened to CPS (22% of investigated cases) 11,433 investigated, substantiated, closed (16%)

    11. Reports to GA. DFCS Most child maltreatment takes place in the child’s home Most of the maltreaters are the child’s biological parent 48% of child victims are aged 6 years or less 81% of substantiated incidents are neglect

    12. Who is reporting? 64% Mandated reporters 26% Non-mandated reporters 10% Unknown

    13. Who is Reporting? 80% of substantiated reports made by non-mandated reporters are made by a custodial parent/guardian, a relative, or a neighbor/friend of the victim/family

    14. Reality of Reporting A national survey determined that two thirds of child maltreatment is not reported. (Child Help U.S.A) 88% of child sexual abuse is not reported (Hanson et al)

    15. Most child abuse is not reported, and most of the reports that are made are not substantiated. Most children and families at risk for abuse will not come into the child welfare system

    16. The range of response between doing nothing and making a CPS report Who is responsible for child well-being? Is child abuse preventable?

    17. “Child abuse prevention, at its most basic level, is about strengthening the capacity of parents and societies to care for their children’s health and well-being.” (Daro and Donnelly, 2002)

    18. Prevention WHEN do we intervene? Usually three prevention categories Approaches that take place BEFORE CSA has occurred to prevent initial perpetration and initial victimization (PRIMARY) Immediate responses after CSA has occurred to deal with consequences in short term (SECONDARY). Long-term responses after CSA has occurred to deal with lasting consequences of violence (TERTIARY) ***While the major purpose of interventions that take place after violence has occurred is usually to prevent or ameliorate the negative effects of the violence, some of these approaches also attempt to prevent a reoccurrence of violence. Primary, however, focuses on preventing first time perpetration. Usually three prevention categories Approaches that take place BEFORE CSA has occurred to prevent initial perpetration and initial victimization (PRIMARY) Immediate responses after CSA has occurred to deal with consequences in short term (SECONDARY). Long-term responses after CSA has occurred to deal with lasting consequences of violence (TERTIARY) ***While the major purpose of interventions that take place after violence has occurred is usually to prevent or ameliorate the negative effects of the violence, some of these approaches also attempt to prevent a reoccurrence of violence. Primary, however, focuses on preventing first time perpetration.

    19. Preventing Child Abuse Identify and reduce risk factors Recognize and increase protective factors Look beyond systemic responses Hold adults, families, and communities accountable for protecting children

    20. Reframing Accountability WHAT we hold people accountable for WHO we are holding responsible

    21. Prevention of Child Abuse: A Public Health Approach

    22. Ecological Approach to Child Abuse Prevention Information and support for new parents, beginning pre-natally or at birth Problem-solving skills; impulse control, prevention education for children Focus on individual’s knowledge and behavior. Focus on individual’s knowledge and behavior.

    23. Ecological Approach to Child Abuse Prevention Parent education, parent/child interaction, partner/domestic relationships Pro-social behavior for children; empathy, non-violence, appropriate support systems, mentoring

    24. Safe neighborhoods, risk-management for child and family-serving organizations, public awareness Access to quality child care, after school programs, etc. Ecological Approach to Child Abuse Prevention

    25. Community values, priorities for resource allocation Public policy, law enforcement, accountability Barrier busting; collaborative approach Ecological Approach to Child Abuse Prevention

    26. Prevention: a shared responsibility Use existing infrastructures and opportunities Increase knowledge of best practice and research; Use It! If it’s not working, doing more of it won’t work better! Change “business as usual” Shared responsibility=Shared accountability=Shared success

    28. Prevent Child Abuse, Georgia! Mission Possible. 1-800-CHILDREN (244-5373) (Georgia only) (404)- 870-6565 www.preventchildabusega.org

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