The Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect
Prevention: The Children’s Trust Fund
2017-2018 Report
2017-2018
End of Year Evaluation Report
Community Based Child Abuse Prevention
CBCAP
The Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect
Prevention: The Children’s Trust Fund
2017-2018 Report
Participant Demographics
In CBCAP funded programs, 1,129 adults were served through program offerings across program types: parent education, home visiting, fatherhood, and respite). Parents are racially
diverse and predominantly of lower socioeconomic status, based on work status, education level, and income reported. Note: Adults who participated only in community awareness programs did not provide demographic information.
Age
- Average age was 34
- 3% were 18 and younger; 14% were 19- 24; 26% were 25-30; 34% were 31-40; and 23% were over 40
Gender
- 90% female
- 10% male
- 9% reported obtaining 2-year college/ associate school degree
- 8% reported obtaining a trade/technical school degree
- 12% reported completing a 4-year
college degree
- 3% reported completing an advanced degree
Income Level
For participants (excluding students) over the
age of 18:
- 51% reported a gross yearly income of
less than $10,000 a year
- 29% reported earning $10,000-29,999
- 15% reported earning $30,000-59,999
- 5% reported earning more than $60,000 per year
Race & Ethnicity
- 53% European American
- 43% African American
- 4% identify as some other ethnicity
- Of all participants, 6% identified as Hispanic or Latino
Work Status
For participants (excluding students) over the
age of 18:
- 10% male
- 58% reported not working for pay
- 13% reported working part-time
- 29% reported working full-time
Education Level
For participants (excluding students) over the
age of 18:
- 17% reported not completing high school
- 51% reported completing high school or GED
Youth Demographics
In CBCAP funded programs, 12,880 youth were served through school-based, non-school based/after school, and mentoring programs and
indicate that participants were diverse. Note: Youth who participated only in community awareness programs did not provide demographic information.
Grade
- 92% were in grades 3-5
- 8% were in grades 6-12
Gender
- 49% female
- 51% male
Race & Ethnicity
Youth program participants were:
- 55% African American
- 29% European American
- 2% Native American
- 14% identify as some other ethnicity
- Of all participants, 9% identified as Hispanic or Latino
The Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect
Prevention: The Children’s Trust Fund
2017-2018 Report
Parent Education and Home Visiting Demographics
Parents who participated in Parent Education classes and Home Visiting programs are racially diverse and
predominantly of lower socio-economic status, based on work status, education level, and income
reported. Participants were predominantly women.
Age
- Parents in Parent Education/Home Visiting programs had an average age of 34.
- 3% were 18 and younger; 16% were 19-24; 27% were 25-30; 30% were 31-40; and 24% were over 40
Gender
- 90% female
- 10% male
Race & Ethnicity
- 50% European American
- 46% African American
- 4% identify as some other ethnicity
- Of all participants, 6% identified as Hispanic or Latino
Work Status
Parents (excluding students) over the age of 18:
- 59% reported not working for pay
- 11% reported working part-time
- 30% reported working full-time
Education Level
Parents (excluding students) over the age of 18:
- 54% reported completing high school or GED
- 8% reported obtaining 2-year college/associate school degree
- 8% reported obtaining a trade/technical school degree
- 9% reported completing a 4-year college degree
- 2% reported completing an advanced degree
- 19% reported not completing high school
Income Level:
Parents (excluding students) over the age of 18:
- 54% reported a gross yearly income of less than $10,000 a year
- 28% reported earning $10,000-29,999
- 14% reported earning $30,000-59,999
- 4% reported earning more than $60,000 per year
The Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect
Prevention: The Children’s Trust Fund
2017-2018 Report
Parent Education and Home Visiting Programs
Eight programs provided parent education/home
visiting through hospital visits, group education, and home visits. Goals of the home visiting/parent
education programs center on participant improvement in:
- stress management skills
- skills to manage maltreatment risk
- understanding various forms of child
maltreatment
- medical care commitment
- positive parenting skills and child
development knowledge
- knowledge and use of support services
- use of informal support networks
These goals promote several protective factors emphasized by the “Strengthening Families Program™.”
A sample of Parenting participants (n = 650) responded to an assessment of 7 goals. Analyses of measures (some using multi-items; Chronbach’s α ranges from .67-.91) using paired sample t-tests
revealed statistically significant (p<.001) improvements for participants, on average, in ALL targeted areas. The effect sizes ranged from .90-1.43. The average magnitude of the effect sizes for these improvements was 1.24 and can be considered large (i.e. .25 small effect; .50 moderate effect; .75 large effect).
The Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect
Prevention: The Children’s Trust Fund
2017-2018 Report
Parent Resilience
Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development
Concrete Support in Times of Need & Social Connections
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Prevention: The Children’s Trust Fund
2017-2018 Report
Respite Care Demographics
Parents who participated in Respite Care programs are predominantly of lower socio-economic status,
based on work status, education level, and income reported. Participants were predominantly women.
Age
- Parents in Respite programs had an average age of 41.
- 0% were 18 and younger; 4% were 19-24; 13% were 25-30; 45% were 31-40; and 38% were over
40
Gender
- 93% female
- 7% male
Race & Ethnicity
- 79% European American
- 16% African American
- 2% Asian American
- 3% identify as some other ethnicity
- Of all participants, 3% identified as Hispanic or Latino
Work Status
For participants (excluding students) over the age of 18:
- 55% reported not working for pay
- 23% reported working part-time
- 22% reported working full-time
Education Level
For Parent participants (excluding students) over the age of 18:
- 3% reported not completing high school
- 27% reported completing high school or GED
- 13% reported obtaining 2-year college/associate school degree
- 11% reported obtaining a trade/technical school degree
- 36% reported completing a 4-year college degree
- 10% reported completing an advanced degree
Income Level:
For participants (excluding students) over the age of 18:
- 28% reported a gross yearly income of less than $10,000 a year
- 31% reported earning $10,000-29,999
- 25% reported earning $30,000-59,999
- 16% reported earning more than $60,000 per year