| Project Title: | Resource and Training Institute for the Prevention of Maltreatment of Children With Disabilities |
| Grant/Contract Number: | 90CA1555 |
| Type of Project: | Prevention Training Curriculum |
| Funding Agency: | Children's Bureau |
| Agency Contact Person: | Linda
Reese-Smith (202) 205-8191 |
| Principal Investigator: | Emma Gonzalez-Robles |
| Mailing Address: | Center
for Strengthening of the Family Apartado 2598 Guaynabo, PR 00970-2598 |
| Total Project Duration: | 9/30/94 to 9/30/98 |
| FY 98 Total Costs: | Not specified |
| Total Project Budget: | $600,000 |
| Child Maltreatment Focus: | Primary |
| Type of Abuse: | Physical, Sexual, Emotional, Neglect; Differentiated |
| Sample Size: | 711 |
| Age of Subjects: | Children |
| Child
Abuse and Neglect Focus of This Project: |
Treatment and Preventive Interventions |
| Summary |
| This institute is a follow-up training curriculum on the maltreatment of children with disabilities. "Look After Yourself: You're Special" focuses on increasing self-protection skills of children with disabilities at three elementary and secondary schools in Puerto Rico. The curriculum and the institute also provide training to professionals and other caregivers to promote early identification and intervention in abuse cases involving developmentally disabled children. The training institute aims to institutionalize the prevention skills curriculum in other health care and educational institutions. |
