%0 Journal Article %J Child Welfare %D 2012 %T Strengthening families and communities to prevent child abuse and neglect: lessons from the Los Angeles Prevention Initiative Demonstration Project. %A McCroskey, Jacquelyn %A Pecora, Peter J %A Franke, Todd %A Christie, Christina A %A Lorthridge, Jaymie %K Child %K Child Abuse %K Child Health Services %K Child Welfare %K Community Networks %K Family %K Humans %K Los Angeles %K Preventive Health Services %K Program Evaluation %X

The Prevention Initiative Demonstration Project, funded by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), is a community-specific strategy delivered through eight regional networks designed to address the full spectrum of community-based prevention. This article summarizes a strong and meaningful pattern of improvements found in the second year evaluation for three groups of families--those living in high-risk communities but not involved with DCFS, those being investigated by DCFS for possible child maltreatment, and those with open DCFS cases.

%B Child Welfare %V 91 %P 39-60 %8 2012 %G eng %N 2