Research Supporting Sf Protective Factors 02 19 09
1. SELECTED RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF THE STRENGTHENING FAMILIES (SF) PROTECTIVE FACTORS Charlyn Harper Browne, PhD Center for the Study of Social Policy Senior Associate and Project Director, Quality Improvement Center on Early Childhood
2. Protective Factors Characteristics or conditions in individuals, families, and communities that decrease the likelihood of a person becoming a victim or perpetrator of abuse or neglect because it provides a buffer against risk. (Centers for Disease Control) Characteristics or conditions in individuals, families, and communities that increase well-being, build family capacity, and foster resilience. (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse) Buffers to help individuals find resources, supports, and strategies that help them to function effectively, even under stress. Building protective factors is based in the idea that individuals, families, and communities have strengths.
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8. The SF Protective Factors: A Two-Generational Approach Parental Resilience Social Connections Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development Concrete Support in Times of Need Social and Emotional Competence in Children
9. Rationale for Building the SF Protective Factors: Impact of Child Maltreatment Immediate impact on the child includes physical injury, sensory impairment, emotional trauma, and death. Long-term impact on the child includes impairment of brain circuitry, low threshold for stress, damage to the area of the brain responsible for learning and memory, intellectual and social deficiencies, increased risk for depression, delinquency, and violent behavior. Reverberating impact across social systems including medical, mental health, law enforcement, judicial system, social services, and other helping agencies as they respond to child abuse and neglect and provide support to the child. Enduring impact on the child refers to the effects of child maltreatment on adolescent and adult behavioral, psychological, and health status.
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14. Full Report to be Completed October 2009 Charlyn Harper Browne, PhD QIC-EC Project Director [email_address]