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Home Visiting to Enhance Child Development in the Context of Violence: Possibilities and Limitations

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As it has been noted that violence has its roots in childhood, childhood aggression, in turn, has its roots in violence and the stress of poverty that characterizes communities in which violence is more likely to occur. Children’s early experiences as victims of and witnesses to violence interfere with their positive development and increase the likelihood of a variety of behavior and developmental problems that can carry a pattern of poverty and violence into the next generation. To interrupt these cycles, prevention programs have aimed to prevent violence in children’s lives and promote children’s early development. Many of these prevention programs are delivered through home visiting, but rigorous evidence of strong or consistent impacts of home visiting on reductions in child maltreatment are scarce, particularly in comparison with stronger evidence for home visiting as a means of promoting parenting that supports child development. Several home-visiting models have demonstrated positive impacts on parenting and child development in the North America or Europe, but these models may require adaptations to be appropriate in various international settings, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, and may be most effective as part of a system of supports for families in impoverished and violent communities.

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Notes

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    In addition, there are evidence-based interventions that can help children to cope with the impact of trauma and domestic violence once it occurs, such as child–parent psychotherapy (Lieberman & Van Horn, 2011; Moss et al., 2011).

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    See also the ongoing Lancet series on early childhood development in low- and middle-income countries (e.g., Engle et al., 2011).

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Korfmacher, J., Roggman, L. (2016). Home Visiting to Enhance Child Development in the Context of Violence: Possibilities and Limitations. In: Roggman, L., Cardia, N. (eds) Home Visitation Programs. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17984-1_3

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