| Project Title: | Strengthening Family Networks for Young Families |
| Grant/Contract Number: | 90CA1611 |
| Type of Project: | CAN |
| Funding Agency: | Children's Bureau |
| Agency Contact Person: | Tanya
Howell (202) 205-8714 |
| Principal Investigator: | Barbara Witten |
| Mailing Address: | Bluegrass Regional Mental
Health and Mental Retardation Board, Inc. P.O. Box 11428 Lexington, KY 40575 |
| Total Project Duration: | 10/01/97 to 9/30/00 |
| FY 98 Total Costs: | $100,000 |
| Total Project Budget: | $300,000 |
| Child Maltreatment Focus: | Primary |
| Type of Abuse: | Neglect; Differentiated |
| Sample Size: | Not specified |
| Age of Subjects: | 3 to 12 years old |
| Child
Abuse and Neglect Focus of This Project: |
Treatment and Preventive Interventions |
| Summary |
| This project is the product of a multi-agency partnership to improve the awareness and skills of professionals and community members about child abuse and neglect issues, to strengthen parent networks and resources, and to reduce the number of families in crisis. The project is centered in a low-income, multicultural community elementary school. The project will sponsor regular trainings for staff. Specially targeted for training and skills development are parents who were teens when their first child was born. A special 8-week series of classes on child development will be held for these parents. To help build support network for each family, an additional caregiver will accompany each parent to the classes. Participants demonstrating interest and skills in working with children will be recruited to receive additional training that can qualify them as child care providers or school aides and can be credited toward welfare-to-work requirements. Selected graduates of the parent-targeted training will be recruited to join the prevention and intervention project as outreach specialists. |
