Pathways to prevention : connecting research and policy to reduce risk for child maltreatment / Todd I. Herrenkohl, Bri Stormer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herrenkohl, Todd Ian, author.

Stormer, Bri, author.

Series:

Interpersonal violence

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child abuse--Prevention.

Child abuse.

Child abuse--Government policy--United States.

United States--Social policy.

United States.

Child abuse--Government policy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

illustration

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2026]

Summary:

Pathways to Prevention: Connecting Research and Policy to Reduce Risk for Child Maltreatment draws on research from the Lehigh Longitudinal Study, one of the longest-running projects on child maltreatment in the United States, to bring attention to the ways in which policies and systems have, or have not, evolved to meet the needs of vulnerable children and families. The book begins by tracing the history of U.S. child welfare policy to explain how the original Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) of the 1970s came to be and what the writers of this legislation intended. Following this review, the authors introduce the Lehigh Longitudinal Study and other studies of its time to explore how themes in research parallel changes in federal policy. Throughout the book, the authors include recommendations to align research and policy and demonstrate the power of prevention.

Contents:

Cover

Series page

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Road to CAPTA: A Brief History of Child Welfare in the United States

2. Background and Context for the Lehigh Longitudinal Study

3. Poverty and Other Risk Factors for Abuse and Neglect

4. Understanding and Disrupting the Cycle of Violence

5. Physical and Mental Health Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect

6. Looking Ahead: New Directions in Child Welfare Policy and Prevention

7. Call to Action

Resources

Key Terms

Appendix

Notes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Oxford Academic, viewed on July 30, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version : Herrenkohl, Todd Ian. Pathways to prevention.

ISBN:

9780197669372

0197669379

9780197669358

0197669352

OCLC:

1581830865

Publisher Number:

CIPO000370872

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license