UT Expands Violence Prevention Program
A domestic violence prevention program administered by The University of Toledo has helped 40 parents learn the skills to raise children to become nonviolent adults.
The “ACT Against Violence: Primary Prevention of Family Violence” program is available in Toledo, Flint, Mich. and Pittsburgh, Pa., which are communities with higher than average risk factors and rates of domestic violence that are served by the Adults & Children Together (ACT) Great Lakes Regional Center.
A $9,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation has allowed 40 parents from those communities to take part in the program developed by the American Psychological Association to prevent child maltreatment and family violence, said Dr. Michele Knox, a clinical psychologist who is a University of Toledo associate professor of psychiatry and director of the ACT Great Lakes Regional Center.
The eight-session, evidence-supported parenting program is designed for parents and primary caregivers of children from birth to eight years of age. The sessions are 1 1Ž2 to 2 hours and are held at a variety of community agencies, schools and healthcare settings.
The program includes anger management and social problem-solving skills for parents and children as well as information about child development and guidance innonviolent parenting skills.
The ACT Great Lakes Regional Center is housed within the Department of Psychiatry at The University of Toledo. Katie Cornell is the community coordinator and liaison and Jacki McBee is the program coordinator.
The ACT Against Violence program is held in various locations throughout the area. For information contact the ACT Great Lakes Regional Center at 419.383.5495.
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