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ACT Raising Safe Kids

Parents and caregivers (e.g., grandparents and other relatives raising young children, foster parents, and adoptive parents) of children birth to 10 years old, as well as pregnant mothers and their spouses or partners

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Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (Primary) Programs
Scientific Rating 3

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

Medium

Stewards of Children

Staff and volunteers of schools and other youth-serving organizations, parents/caregivers, and concerned adults

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Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (Primary) Programs
Scientific Rating 3

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

Medium

Circle of Security Parenting

Groups of caregivers (parents, foster/adoptive parents, and early learning providers) of infants, toddlers, and children younger than 6 years old; can be used universally or in targeted fashion through serving high-risk populations such as Early Head Start participants, teen moms, or parents with irritable babies

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Parent Training Programs that Address Behavior Problems in Children and Adolescents
Scientific Rating NR

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

Medium

Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy

Families with children/teens with disorders of attachment and trauma. Typically adopted and foster children, those who meet the DSM-V criteria for Reactive Attachment Disorder, and trauma-related diagnoses, and those who meet the clinical criteria for Complex Trauma (aka Developmental Trauma Disorder)

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Attachment Interventions (Child & Adolescent)
Scientific Rating 3

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

High

Corrective Attachment Therapy

Children adopted from foster care or foreign orphanages or biological children who have failed to develop secure attachments

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Attachment Interventions (Child & Adolescent)
Scientific Rating NR

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

High

Safe Environment for Every Kid

Primary Prevention use: Families with children aged 0-5 years. Secondary Prevention use: Families with children aged 0-5 years who have risk factors for child maltreatment such as parental depression or substance abuse

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Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (Secondary) Programs
Scientific Rating 2

Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (Primary) Programs
Scientific Rating 1

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

High

The Safe Babies Court Team™

Infants and toddlers up to age 3 coming under court jurisdiction and their families; and professionals engaged in disciplines touching the lives of maltreated infants and toddlers

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Reunification Programs
Scientific Rating 3

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

High

Computer-Assisted Motivational Intervention

Pregnant and/or parenting adolescents ages 18 and younger

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Teen Pregnancy Services
Scientific Rating 3

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

Medium

Preschool PTSD Treatment

3-6 year old children with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms

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Trauma Treatment - Client-Level Interventions (Child & Adolescent)
Scientific Rating 3

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

Medium