Preventing Child Maltreatment in Low‐ and Middle-Income Countries: Parenting for Lifelong Health in the Philippines

Authors

Liane Peña Alampay, Ateneo de Manila UniversityFollow
Jamie M. Lachman, University of OxfordFollow
Bernice Vania Navarro Landoy, University of the Philippines Visayas
Bernadette J. Madrid, University of the Philippines ManilaFollow
Catherine L. Ward, University of Cape TownFollow
Judy Hutchings, Bangor UniversityFollow
Ma. Cecilia D. Alinea, University of the Philippines ManilaFollow
Frances Gardner, University of Oxford

Document Type

Book

Publication Date

10-25-2018

Abstract

The 2030 Global Agenda for Sustainable Development includes ending all forms of violence against children as an explicit goal (SDG target 16.2). This chapter highlights the scientific basis and potential of parent education and skills development programs to prevent child maltreatment, and describes the Parenting for Lifelong Health (PLH)-Philippines project as an example of such an initiative in a low-resource setting. PLH-Philippines is a local and international multi-sectoral collaboration that conducted a rigorous test of a culturally-adapted parenting intervention, the Masayang Pamilya Para Sa Batang Pilipino (MaPa; Happy Family for the Filipino Child), within the Philippines’ conditional cash transfer service delivery system. The contributions and challenges of Developmental Science in achieving the SDG target of preventing violence against children, particularly via family-focused interventions in low and middle-income contexts, are discussed.

Recommended Citation

Alampay L.P. et al. (2018) Preventing Child Maltreatment in Low‐ and Middle-Income Countries: Parenting for Lifelong Health in the Philippines. In: Verma S., Petersen A. (eds) Developmental Science and Sustainable Development Goals for Children and Youth. Social Indicators Research Series, vol 74. Springer, Cham