@article {4686, title = {Integrating Early Child Development and violence prevention programs: A systematic review}, journal = {New Dir Child Adolesc Dev}, volume = {2018}, number = {159}, year = {2018}, note = {Efevbera, Yvette
McCoy, Dana C
Wuermli, Alice J
Betancourt, Theresa S
eng
Review
2018/03/15 06:00
New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2018 Mar;2018(159):27-54. doi: 10.1002/cad.20230.}, month = {Mar}, pages = {27-54}, abstract = {Limited evidence describes promoting development and reducing violence in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a missed opportunity to protect children and promote development and human capital. This study presents a systematic literature review of integrated early childhood development plus violence prevention (ECD+VP) interventions in LMICs. The search yielded 5,244 unique records, of which N = 6 studies met inclusion criteria. Interventions were in Chile, Jamaica, Lebanon, Mexico, Mozambique, and Turkey. Five interventions were parent education programs, including center-based sessions (n = 3) and home visiting (n = 2), while one intervention was a teacher education program. All but one study reported improvements in both child development and maltreatment outcomes. The dearth of evidence on ECD+VP interventions suggests additional research is needed. Integrated ECD+VP interventions may improve multiple child outcome domains while leveraging limited resources in LMICs.}, keywords = {Child maltreatment, Developing Countries, early childhood development, prevention, systematic review}, isbn = {1534-8687 (Electronic)
1520-3247 (Linking)}, doi = {10.1002/cad.20230}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cad.20230}, author = {Efevbera, Y. and McCoy, D. C. and Wuermli, A. J. and Betancourt, T. S.} } @article {5881, title = {Integrating Early Child Development and Violence Prevention Programs: A Systematic Review}, journal = {New Dir Child Adolesc Dev}, volume = {2018}, number = {159}, year = {2018}, note = {1534-8687
Efevbera, Yvette
McCoy, Dana C
Wuermli, Alice J
Betancourt, Theresa S
Journal Article
Review
Systematic Review
United States
New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2018 Mar;2018(159):27-54. doi: 10.1002/cad.20230.}, month = {Mar}, pages = {27-54}, edition = {2018/03/15}, abstract = {Limited evidence describes promoting development and reducing violence in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a missed opportunity to protect children and promote development and human capital. This study presents a systematic literature review of integrated early childhood development plus violence prevention (ECD+VP) interventions in LMICs. The search yielded 5,244 unique records, of which N = 6 studies met inclusion criteria. Interventions were in Chile, Jamaica, Lebanon, Mexico, Mozambique, and Turkey. Five interventions were parent education programs, including center-based sessions (n = 3) and home visiting (n = 2), while one intervention was a teacher education program. All but one study reported improvements in both child development and maltreatment outcomes. The dearth of evidence on ECD+VP interventions suggests additional research is needed. Integrated ECD+VP interventions may improve multiple child outcome domains while leveraging limited resources in LMICs.}, keywords = {*Child Development, *Developing Countries, *Program Development, Child maltreatment, Child, Preschool, Developing Countries, early childhood development, Humans, prevention, systematic review, Violence/*prevention \& control}, isbn = {1520-3247}, doi = {10.1002/cad.20230}, author = {Efevbera, Y. and McCoy, D. C. and Wuermli, A. J. and Betancourt, T. S.} }