Schools That ‘Open Doors’ to Prevent Child Abuse in Confinement by COVID-19

Esther Roca; Patricia Melgar; Regina Gairal-Casadó; Miguel A. Pulido-Rodríguez

doi:10.3390/su12114685

Schools That ‘Open Doors’ to Prevent Child Abuse in Confinement by COVID-19

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12114685 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (11) ◽

pp. 4685 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Esther Roca ◽

Patricia Melgar ◽

Regina Gairal-Casadó ◽

Miguel A. Pulido-Rodríguez

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Child Abuse ◽

Study Design ◽

Sense Of Community ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Supportive Relationships ◽

Autonomous Communities ◽

Safe Environment ◽

Prevent Child Abuse ◽

Expected Increase

Background: Due to the expected increase in child abuse during the period of COVID-19 confinement, it is essential that social researchers and other professionals work together very quickly to provide alternatives that protect children. To respond to this extremely urgent demand, evidence-based actions are presented that are being carried out in nine schools in the autonomous communities of Valencia and Murcia, Spain, during the confinement with the goal of “opening doors” to foster supportive relationships and a safe environment to prevent child abuse. Methods: The research was conducted through the inclusion of teachers who are implementing these actions in dialogue with the researchers to define the study design, analysis, and discussion of the results. Results: Knowledge regarding six evidence-based actions is provided: (1) dialogic workspaces, (2) dialogic gatherings, (3) class assemblies, (4) dialogic pedagogical gatherings with teachers, (5) mixed committees, and (6) dynamisation of social networks with preventive messages and the creation of a sense of community, which are being implemented virtually.

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Interventions for Expectant and New Parents Designed to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect in at-risk Families: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

10.21203/rs.3.rs-801036/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Hiroki Tamon ◽

Maiko Suto ◽

Kunio Ogawa ◽

Kenji Takehara ◽

Yoshiyuki Tachibana

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

At Risk ◽

Child Abuse ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Child Abuse And Neglect ◽

Intervention Programs ◽

Controlled Trials ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Abuse And Neglect ◽

Prevent Child Abuse

Abstract Background: The prevention of child abuse and neglect is an urgent matter, as abuse and neglect are associated with serious effects even into adulthood, and as there is an increased risk of the offspring of abused children being abused themselves. Intervening as early as possible may prevent abuse that can begin in infancy. Although several systematic reviews and meta-analyses have investigated the effects of interventions on populations at risk for child abuse and neglect, few studies have focused on at-risk women or interventions that start during perinatal periods. This study aims to describe a systematic review to examine the effects of interventions to prevent child abuse and neglect that begin during pregnancy and just after childbirth (less than one year). The study will involve performing a systematic review and meta-analysis based on the latest research articles up to and including November 2020 and a broader literature search.Methods: The protocol was prepared using the 2015 statement of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols. The review will follow Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis guidelines/statements. The literature search will be performed using the MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases from inception onward. Randomized controlled trials of interventions that begin during pregnancy or the first year postpartum and are designed to prevent child abuse and neglect in at-risk families will be included. Data collection, quality assessment, and statistical syntheses will be conducted by following methods in the protocol that are defined in advance.Discussion: The findings of this systematic review and meta-analysis will be important in clinical and political settings for the prevention of child abuse and neglect. The results of this study will provide a basis for the development of evidence-based intervention programs for expectant and new parents and child abuse prevention policies. Additionally, this study will encourage future studies to conduct more evidence-based intervention programs and illuminate the direction of research on the prevention of child abuse and neglect.Systematic review registration: PROSPERO CRD42021266462

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