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CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND HOME VISITING PROGRAMS REPORT RELEASE – Feb. 14, 2008

Read the Illinois Child Abuse and Neglect Report, Breaking the Cycle of Child Abuse and Reducing Crime: Coaching Parents Through Intensive Home Visiting
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Data Chart: Home-Visiting Programs and Unmet Need in Illinois, County-by-County

Pie Chart: Unmet need for Home-Visiting Programs in Illinois

 

High quality pre-kindergarten and educational child care programs prepare children to succeed in school and reduce later crime. MORE >

Abused and neglected children are more likely than other kids to become adult criminals. Research shows parent coaching cuts abuse and neglect and later crime.
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The prime time for juvenile crime is between 2 and 6 pm. High quality after-school programs teach kids skills and values and cut crime. MORE >

Interventions targeting bullies and youths already involved in crime, such as gang members, have cut violence and repeat arrests. MORE >