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SafeCare

Scientific Rating:
3
Promising Research Evidence
See scale of 1-5
Child Welfare Relevance Rating:
1
High
See scale of 1-3

Brief Description

The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff. The SafeCare program has been rated by the CEBC in the areas of: Home Visiting for Child Well-Being, Interventions for Neglect, Parent Training, Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (Secondary) and Home Visiting for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect.

  • Child Welfare Outcome: Safety
  • Types of Maltreatment: Physical Abuse, Physical Neglect
  • Target Population: Parents at-risk for child neglect and/or abuse and parents with a history of child neglect and/or abuse

SafeCare is an in-home parenting model program that provides direct skill training to parents in child behavior management and planned activities training, home safety training, and child health care skills to prevent child maltreatment.

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Contact Information

Name: John R. Lutzker, PhD
Title: Executive Director
Agency/Affiliation: Center for Healthy Development
Website: www.safecarecenter.org
Email:
Phone: (404) 413-1284

Date Reviewed: December 2007 (originally reviewed in March 2006)