Citation

Polinsky ML, Pion-Berlin L, Williams S, Long T, Wolf AM. Child Welf. 2010; 89(6): 43-62.

Affiliation

Parents Anonymous Inc.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Child Welfare League of America)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21877563

Abstract

This evaluation assessed whether participation in Parents Anonymous mutual support groups was associated with child maltreatment prevention. Parents new to groups across the United States were interviewed at baseline, one month, and six months. Using standardized scales, all parents showed improvements in some child maltreatment outcomes, risk factors, and protective factors. Parents starting out with particularly serious needs showed statistically significant improvement on every scale. Results indicated that Parents Anonymous participation contributes to child maltreatment reduction.

Language: en