National SafeCare Training and Research Center
Project Description:
Need: What need does the project fill?
In the United States, the rates of child maltreatment are increasingly common, and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities face higher rates than average.
Overall goals and objectives: What are the main outcomes related to the project?
The national SafeCare and Training Center is housed in the Mark Chaffin Center for Healthy Development at Georgia State University and promotes an evidence-based family training model that reduces child maltreatment
Unusual features: What makes this project unique?
This is one of the few child maltreatment interventions with evidence backed by a randomized control trial.
Expected benefits: How will this project help people?
Applying the SafeCare model reduces the number of child maltreatment.
Keyword(s):
Child Abusive, Prevention, Prevention Services, Crisis
Core Function(s):
Performing Direct and/or Demonstration Services, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information, Continuing Education/Community Training
Area of Emphasis
Quality Assurance, Education & Early Intervention, Child Care-Related Activities, Health-Related Activities, Quality of Life, Other - Cultural Diversity
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, Legislators/Policy Makers, General Public
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote, Urban
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
State, National
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
