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Parent training to prevent child abuse (e.g., Triple P)

Health Factors: Community Safety
Decision Makers: Community Organizations
Evidence Rating: Some Evidence
Population Reach: 10-19% of WI's population
Impact on Disparities: Likely to decrease disparities

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Description

Social Programs that Work describes Triple P (the Positive Parenting Program) as a system of interventions for families with children ages 0-8, which seeks to strengthen parenting skills and prevent dysfunctional parenting, so as to prevent child maltreatment and emotional, behavioral, and developmental problems. Triple P services include: seminars, individual consultations, and parent skills-training sessions.

Expected Beneficial Outcomes

Decreased likelihood of children removed from the home
Decreased child hospitalizations/ER visits
Decreased child abuse or neglect
Decreased arrests of children by adolescence

Evidence of Effectiveness

Social Programs that Work (SPTW) reports a reduction in the rate of substantiated child maltreatment, out-of-home placements, and hospitalizations/ER visits for child maltreatment up to 2 years after treatment. Social Programs that Work rates this as a Near Top Tier program, indicating evidence of effectiveness but that further research in additional settings is recommended. WHO-Sethi 2010 endorses Triple P in the category of "parenting programs."

Citations - Evidence

SPTW - Social Programs That Work (SPTW). Full list of interventions.

Accessed on June 18, 2012
Webpage: http://evidencebasedprograms.org/wordpress/?page_id=1080
WHO-Sethi 2010 - Sethi D, Hughes K, Bellis M, Mitis F, Racioppi F (eds.). European report on preventing violence and knife crime among young people. Copenhagen: World Health Organization Europe (WHO-E); 2010. Accessed on June 20, 2012
Webpage: http://www.euro.who.int/en/what-we-publish/abstracts/european-report-on-preventing-violence-and-knife-crime-among-young-people

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Evidence Rating

Level of effectiveness based on a scan of academic literature and key recommendations of leading organizations.

  • Scientifically Supported Numerous studies or systematic review(s) with positive results
  • Some Evidence Research suggests positive impacts; further study may be warranted
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Potential Population Reach

Portion of Wisconsin's population likely to be reached by a policy or program if implemented statewide, based on its characteristics (e.g., target population(s), geographic limitations, and potential implementers).

<1%   20-49%
1-9%   50-99%
10-19%   100%

Potential Population Reach

Portion of Wisconsin's population likely to be reached by a policy or program if implemented statewide, based on its characteristics (e.g., target population(s), geographic limitations, and potential implementers).

<1%   20-49%
1-9%   50-99%
10-19%   100%

Potential Impact on Health Disparities

Likely impact of a given policy or program on racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, geographic or other disparities in Wisconsin based on its characteristics (e.g., target audience, mode of delivery, etc.) and best available evidence related to disparities.

  • Likely to decrease disparities
  • No impact on disparities likely
  • Likely to increase disparities