@article{ref1,
title="Enhancing accessibility and engagement in evidence-based parenting programs to reduce maltreatment: conversations with vulnerable parents",
journal="Journal of public child welfare",
year="2013",
author="Love, Susan M. and Sanders, Matthew R. and Metzler, Carol W. and Prinz, Ronald J. and Kast, Elizabeth Z.",
volume="7",
number="1",
pages="20-38",
abstract="This study asked 11 focus groups (N = 160) of high-risk parents in Los Angeles County to assess the value of social media for an evidence-based parenting program, Triple P--Positive Parenting Program, to reduce child maltreatment. For feasibility (N = 238) parents were surveyed regarding their Internet use. Parents responded enthusiastically to the online program and expressed the importance of a sense of community and learning through others' experiences. Of the young, high-poverty, minority parents, 78% used the Internet. An online evidence-based parenting program delivered in social media could enhance accessibility and engagement of high-risk parents--a powerful tool to reduce child maltreatment.<p />",
language="",
issn="1554-8732",
doi="10.1080/15548732.2012.701837",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2012.701837"
}