Population-Based Prevention of Child Maltreatment: The U.S. Triple P System Population Trial

By R. Prinz, M. Sanders, Cheri J. Shapiro, D. Whitaker, J. Lutzker. Prevention Science, 2009

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The prevention of child maltreatment necessitates a public health approach. In the U.S. Triple P System Population Trial, 18 counties were randomly assigned to either dissemination of the Triple P—Positive Parenting Program system or to the services-as-usual control condition. Dissemination involved Triple P professional training for the existing workforce (over 600 service providers), as well as universal media and communication strategies. Large effect sizes were found for three independently derived population indicators: substantiated child maltreatment, child out-of-home placements, and child maltreatment injuries. This study is the first to randomize geographical areas and show preventive impact on child maltreatment at a population level using evidence-based parenting interventions.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Safety Research

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In Clinical Psychology

1. M. Linhares
2. E. Altafim
3. J. Kirby
4. J. Day
5. Cassandra L. Tellegen
6. M. Sanders
7. Arthur J. Reynolds
8. James Topitzes

In General Health Professions

1. M. Linhares
2. J. Kirby
3. E. Altafim
4. M. Sanders
5. J. Day
6. Cassandra L. Tellegen

In Safety Research

1. M. Linhares
2. E. Altafim
3. M. Sanders

Citations in the corpus

• Development, evaluation, and multinational dissemination of the triple P-Positive Parenting Program. (2012, methodology): “Prinz et al. (2009) took the approach to population-level implementation one step further using a cluster randomized design.”
• Universal violence and child maltreatment prevention programs for parents: a systematic review (2016, methodology): “…Scale, ACT Scale • Parenting Post GI < GC – Psychological aggression/Physical assault/Nonviolent discipline Post GI > GC – Nurturing score/ACT score Yesb Triple P Prinz et al. (2009) RCT GI × GC Within and between • Child maltreatment Population indicators: child maltreatment recorded by child…”
• Impacts of adverse childhood experiences on health, mental health, and substance use in early adulthood: a cohort study of an urban, minority sample in the U.S. (2013, positive): “The Triple P model is noteworthy because it was designed explicitly for dissemination as a population-level public health intervention for parenting and family support (Prinz et al., 2009).”
• Children in the public benefit system at risk of maltreatment: identification via predictive modeling. (2013, background): “An array of evidence-based programs could be offered to families, with intensity and service levels tailored to maltreatment risk.(10,11) Predictive risk modeling (PRM) is one approach to assessing an individual’s future risk of an adverse event.”
• The Triple P-Positive Parenting Program: a systematic review and meta-analysis of a multi-level system of parenting support. (2014, background): “To date, only one study has examined the population-level effects of the Triple P system using a randomized design (Prinz et al., 2009).”
• Triple P-Positive Parenting Program as a public health approach to strengthening parenting. (2008, background): “The Triple P System Population Trial in South Carolina, for example, has been training psychologists, social workers, parent educators, preschool directors, nurses, physicians, counselors, and others in the delivery of Triple P (Prinz et al., 2007).”