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Pathways to prevention: improving nonresident African American fathers' parenting skills and behaviors to reduce sons' aggression.

This study describes a test of the Fathers and Sons Program for increasing intentions to avoid violence and reducing aggressive behaviors in 8- to 12-year-old African American boys by enhancing the parenting skills satisfaction and parenting behaviors of their nonresident fathers. The study included 158 intervention and 129 comparison group families. Structural equation model results indicated ...

Strengthening positive parenting through intervention: evaluating the Moms' Empowerment Program for women experiencing intimate partner violence.

This study examined the effectiveness of an evidence-based intervention in changing the positive and negative parenting practices of 120 mothers who experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) in the last 2 years. Mothers assigned to the treatment group participated in a 10-session evidence-based intervention, known as the Moms' Empowerment Program, which targets the mental health problems of w...

What Works to Prevent Partner Violence ?

report represents solely the view point of the author, and does not necessarily represent the views or policy of DFID. 1.1 Why focus on partner violence, versus other forms of violence against women and girls? 1.2 Why focus on prevention versus response? 1.3 What " causes " partner violence? 1.4 Organization of the study 1.5 Methodology 1.5.1 Collection of evidence 1.5.2 Review and evaluation c...

Exploring opportunities for coordinated responses to intimate partner violence and child maltreatment in low and middle income countries: a scoping review.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) and child maltreatment (CM) by a parent or caregiver are prevalent and overlapping issues with damaging consequences for those affected. This scoping review aimed to identify opportunities for greater coordination between IPV and CM programmes in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Nine bibliographic databases were searched and grey literature was identified...