| Project Title: | Learning To Love: A Child Abuse Prevention Intervention |
| Grant/Contract Number: | 90CA1608 |
| Type of Project: | CAN Prevention Intervention |
| Funding Agency: | Children's Bureau |
| Agency Contact Person: | Tanya
Howell (202) 205-8714 |
| Principal Investigator: | Fran Butler-Cohen, Marisa Cohen |
| Mailing Address: | Logan
Heights Family Health Center 1809 National Avenue San Diego, CA 92113 |
| 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: | Physical, Neglect; Differentiated |
| Sample Size: | Not specified |
| Age of Subjects: | 3-16 years old |
| Child
Abuse and Neglect Focus of This Project: |
Treatment and Preventive Interventions |
| Summary |
| Learning To Love provides child abuse and neglect prevention services to three schools in the Crawford Cluster of San Diego. The project seeks to reduce, within the Crawford area zip code, the referral rate to the Child Services Bureau, which was the highest in the country for the 12-month period ending in May 1997. The objectives are to provide (1) prevention education and positive parenting training to school staff in the Cluster schools; (2) parenting education in English and Spanish at each school site; (3) a half-time position for a "Parents as Teachers" educator; (4) training for six peer educators to perform prevention awareness services and link parents with resources in the multi-ethnic communities; (5) group support and counseling to children; (6) individual and family counseling to families in distress. |
