| Project Title: | Next Step Project |
| Grant/Contract Number: | 90CA1610 |
| Type of Project: | Training and Technical Assistance |
| Funding Agency: | Children's Bureau |
| Agency Contact Person: | Tanya Howell |
| Principal Investigator: | Mary Patoka |
| Mailing Address: | CAP
Service, Inc. 5499 Highway 10 East Stevens Point, WI 54481 Urbana, IL 61820 |
| Total Project Duration: | 10/1/95 to 9/30/98 |
| 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: | Adults |
| Child
Abuse and Neglect Focus of This Project: |
Treatment and Preventive Interventions |
| Summary |
| Next Step is a collaborative intervention project to support at-risk families in a rural Wisconsin community. The project focuses on training educators to increase their skills in recognizing child behaviors that indicate stress or trauma and providing early intervention to families to reduce actual abuse and neglect. Families receive risk assessment, family assessment, and intervention plans that link them with support or treatment services. In addition, the project recruits and trains volunteer liaisons who offer outreach and advocacy to families at risk of child abuse and neglect. Expected results include the reduction, by 25 percent, of substantiated cases of maltreatment within the County and the reduction, by 5 percent, of cases among families participating in services. |
