Family Network Project

Project Title:	Family Network Project
Grant/Contract Number:	90CA1584
Type of Project:	Demonstration
Funding Agency:	Office on Child Abuse and Neglect
Agency Contact Person:	Sue Sparrow (202) 205-8244
Principal Investigator:	Joan A. Male
Mailing Address:	Parents Anonymous of Buffalo and Erie County 27 Jewett Parkway Buffalo, New York 14214
Total Project Duration:	04/01/97 to 03/31/02
FY 98 Total Costs:	$150,000
Total Project Budget:	$1,000,000
Child Maltreatment Focus:	Primary, Secondary
Type of Abuse:	Neglect
Sample Size:	50 families per year
Age of Subjects:	Children
Child Abuse and Neglect Focus of This Project:	Treatment and Preventive Interventions
Summary

The Parents Anonymous (PA) Family Network Project offers an opportunity to tailor services to specific needs of families by empowering them to solve their own problems. This model is a collaboration between Parents Anonymous and Erie County (New York) Department of Social Services/Child Protective Services (CPS) to serve neglectful families. Participants will be identified by CPS and self-referred through the PA Help-Line. The project will target 50 poor, single-parent families from greater Buffalo who are isolated and have low self-esteem. Key components and unique features of this psychosocial model are 24-hour crisis intervention and support counseling, family-focused assessments, home-based support and concrete services, parent education and parent support groups, respite child care, transportation, and other community service linkages. The objectives for families will be to maintain safe housing; receive adequate health care; and master the skills necessary to discipline appropriately, ensure appropriate daily living skills, and meet family members' psychoemotional needs. The outcomes will be measured using the Childhood Level Of Living Scale, FACES III, and a Baseline Posttest Data Sheet.