Prevention of Child Maltreatment in U.S. Air Force Families
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2018
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Abilene Christian University
Abstract
The Department of Defense created the Family Advocacy Program (FAP) to provide
primary and secondary intervention and prevention services to military families to
decrease the risks of family maltreatment. This review synthesized literature to reveal
how deployment, domestic abuse, mental health, and substance abuse relate to adult and
child maltreatment in the armed forces. Systematic review procedures are used to
evaluate nine studies meeting inclusion criteria to correlate factors significant in the
increased risk of child maltreatment. Based on results, this paper discusses how FAP can
effectively provide primary and secondary services by transitioning from a traditional
medical model to a public health model using a social-ecological framework.
Additionally, this paper suggests a development of a logic model for FAP by reviewing
the already suggested logic model that is more risk focused by including intrapersonal
vulnerabilities and assets as well as contextual risks and assets. This paper presents
strategies to decrease child maltreatment by identifying the risks, intervening efficiently,
and providing adequate primary and secondary services as soon as risks are present
compared to once abuse is completed.
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child maltreatment, prevention, military families, research review
Citation
Coody, A. E. (2018). Prevention of Child Maltreatment in US Air Force Families. Digital Commons @ ACU, Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 101.