Parent-Child Development Center Follow-Up Project: Child Behavior Problem Results

• NCJ Number: 306363
• Journal: Journal of Primary Prevention Volume: 27 Dated: 2006 Pages: 391-407
• Author(s): Dale L. Johnson
• Date Published: 2006
• Length: 17 pages
• Agencies: NIJ
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation; Publication

Annotation

In this study, the long-term effectiveness of the Parent-Child Development Centers (PCDCs) as programs to prevent behavior problems in children was examined with follow-up data collected 6–13 years after program completion.

Abstract

Data were collected for 581 children who had been in the programs with their mothers (Ns: Birmingham, 151; New Orleans, 186; Houston, 244). Mothers and teachers were interviewed. There were few significant differences between program and control groups. Only the early cohorts of the Houston program showed significant differences between groups on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). (Published abstract provided)