Schools Making Important Learning Experiences for Kids (SMILE)

Project Title:	Schools Making Important Learning Experiences for Kids (SMILE)
Grant/Contract Number:	90CA1613
Type of Project:	CAN Prevention
Funding Agency:	Children's Bureau
Agency Contact Person:	Tanya Howell (202) 205-8714
Principal Investigator:	Carol L. Lapin
Mailing Address:	Family Nurturing Center of Kentucky 3029 Dixie Highway, Suite 202 Edgewood, KY 41017
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:	180
Age of Subjects:	3-16 years old
Child Abuse and Neglect Focus of This Project:	Treatment and Preventive Interventions
Summary

SMILE is a 3-year school-based program to increase the ability of Headstart, elementary, and secondary school teachers to recognize and report child abuse by providing these professionals with regional training opportunities. The project also provides family-based parenting education that promotes healthy family relationships and decreases neglectful and abusive interactions and assigns a liaison specialist in participating schools to provide on-site expertise in identifying and reporting suspected child abuse and to perform direct crisis invention with families in need.