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Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect - Evidence-Based Core Strategies

Overview

1. Younger children are more likely to experience fatal abuse and neglect, while 14- to 17-year-olds are more likely to experience non-fatal abuse and neglect.

A. True

B. False


2. White children experience abuse and neglect at rates that are nearly double those for African-American children.

A. True

B. False


3. Which of the following is a risk factor for perpetration?

A. Young parental age

B. A large number of dependent children

C. Intimate partner violence

D. All of the above


Strengthen Economic Supports for Families

4. Policies that _____ tend to have the largest impacts on health.

A. Change social norms to support parents and positive parenting

B. Improve the socioeconomic conditions of families

C. Support quality care and education early in life

D. Enhance parenting skills to promote healthy child development


5. All of the following are factors for which the child tax credit showed impacts, which are also risk factors for child physical abuse and neglect, except for:

A. Parental substance abuse

B. Maternal depression

C. Children’s hyperactivity

D. Conduct disorder


6. SNAP reduces the severity of food insecurity and decreases the probability of families being food insecure.

A. True

B. False


Change Social Norms to Support Parents and Positive Parenting

7. Which of the following social norms is particularly relevant to preventing child abuse and neglect?

A. Shared responsibility for children

B. Talking to young children

C. How parents discipline their children

D. Breastfeeding


8. Evidence suggests that legislative approaches can impact:

A. The use of severe corporal punishment against children.

B. The understanding of what constitutes violent punishment.

C. Attitudes towards the use of corporal punishment.

D. All of the above.


Provide Quality Care and Education Early in Life

9. Quality child care and early childhood education can improve children’s cognitive and socioemotional development and increase the likelihood that children will experience safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments, both in the child care and education settings and at home.

A. True

B. False


10. Difficulties finding quality child care has been linked to increased rates of self-reported child neglect among:

A. Substance abusing mothers

B. Young mothers

C. Mother with depression

D. All of the above


11. In addition to effectively reducing child abuse and neglect, preschool enrichment with family engagement programs, in general, have documented positive impacts on:

A. School achievement

B. Social skills

C. Conduct problems

D. All of the above


12. Research suggests that quality child care can counteract a lower quality home environment.

A. True

B. False


Enhance Parenting Skills to Promote Healthy Child Development

13. Parents with all of the following have more difficulty parenting and providing the care and nurturing that is needed for children to have safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments, except for:

A. Parents who have inadequate parenting skills.

B. Parents who have a large number of dependent children.

C. Parents who are experiencing health issues.

D. Parents who are experiencing financial issues.


14. Parenting skills programs typically provide information about all of following, except for:

A. Child development and the causes and consequences of violence.

B. Anger management skills.

C. How to engage children in low or no cost activities.

D. Discipline techniques not involving physical punishment.


Intervene to Lessen Harms and Prevent Future Risk

15. Treatment of children and families in which abuse has occurred may work to:

A. Mitigate the health consequences of child abuse and neglect exposure.

B. Prevent recurrence of child abuse and neglect.

C. Decrease the likelihood that individuals will abuse their own children later in life.

D. All of the above.


16. Which of the following may be used to identify and address psychosocial problems in the family that serve as risk factors for child abuse and neglect?

A. Enhanced primary care.

B. Behavioral parent training programs.

C. Treatment for children and families to lessen the harms of abuse and neglect exposure.

D. Treatment for children and families to prevent problem behavior and later involvement in violence.


17. Abuse and neglect often tend to by cyclical; thus, success in interrupting the cycle of violence can prevent the exposure of many children to abuse and neglect.

A. True

B. False


Sector Involvement

18. Which of the following plays an important role by gathering and synthesizing information to inform policy, raise awareness, and evaluate the effectiveness of various policies?

A. Business / labor entities

B. Governmental entities

C. Public health entities

D. Community organizations


19. Which of the following plays a vital role in continuing research that documents the benefits of quality child care and early childhood education on child health and development, family well-being, and child abuse and neglect prevention?

A. Business / labor entities

B. Governmental entities

C. Public health entities

D. Community organizations


Monitoring and Evaluation

20. Which of the following is a key parameter that data collection should adhere to in order to collect the most accurate information on the magnitude of child abuse and neglect and on the impact of implemented programs, practices, and policies?

A. Uniform surveillance definitions should be used across disciplines.

B. Case definitions should be applied consistently across data collection sites.

C. Data collection should occur on a regular, ongoing basis.

D. All of the above are key parameters for data collection.


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