The Apapacho Violence Prevention Parenting Program: Conceptual Foundations and Pathways to Scale

Jorge Cuartas, Helen Baker-Henningham, Andrés Cepeda, Catalina Rey-Guerra and Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar (ICBF) Early Childhood Team
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Jorge Cuartas: Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Helen Baker-Henningham: School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor LL57 2DG, UK
Andrés Cepeda: School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Catalina Rey-Guerra: Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College, Chesnut Hill, MA 02467, USA
Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar (ICBF) Early Childhood Team: ICBF Early Childhood Team comprised of (in alphabetical order): Natalia Iriarte, Carlos David Méndez, Oscar Iván Pineda Díaz, María Fernanda Rodríguez, Paula Camila Rodríguez, Manuela Salazar Silva, Laura Feliza Vélez.

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 14, 1-21

Abstract: Violence against children (VAC) is a major global issue with long-lasting negative consequences on individuals and societies. The present study presents a review of the literature on drivers of VAC and the core components of evidence-based violence prevention programs. Moreover, it analyzes the existing services and social infrastructure in Colombia to rigorously inform the design of the Apapacho violence prevention parenting program for families with children younger than five targeted toward Colombia. Findings indicate that (1) VAC in Colombia is a multidimensional issue with roots at the individual, family, community, and society levels, (2) evidence-based violence prevention programs share a common set of content and delivery strategies that could inform the components of the Apapacho program, and (3) there is an urgent need for scalable and flexible violence prevention programs for families with young children in Colombia. Considering existing evidence, the Apapacho violence prevention parenting program will be designed using ecological, developmental, and neuroscience-informed perspectives. This article concludes by presenting the initial components of the theory of change and discussing future directions for the design of the Apapacho program and other violence prevention interventions in LMICs.

Keywords: violence against children; violence prevention; parenting programs; complex interventions; early childhood; Colombia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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