Supporting Fathers to Prevent Child Maltreatment: How Paid Family Leave and Child Care Subsidies are Part of a Public Health Approach.
Supporting Fathers to Prevent Child Maltreatment: How Paid Family Leave and Child Care Subsidies are Part of a Public Health Approach.
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支持父亲防止虐待儿童：带薪家事假和儿童保育补贴如何成为公共卫生方法的一部分。
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10.1007/s42448-022-00124-x
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2022
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Klika,JBart
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作者：
Pace,GarrettT;Lee,JoyceY;Schneider,William;Klika,JBart
预防虐待儿童的公共卫生办法有多个组成部分。其中一个组成部分是与谁进行干预的问题。在预防虐待儿童方面，父亲是一个目标不足、研究不足的群体。在这篇概念性文章中，我们描述了一种干预父亲的公共卫生方法。认识到经济压力是父亲虐待儿童的一个关键风险因素，我们探讨了两项政策干预措施，旨在增加对家庭的经济支持，在儿童生命的最初几年：带薪家庭假和儿童保育补贴。在孩子出生后的几个星期里，带薪家事假可以促进孩子与父亲的联系，使父亲能够在关键的家庭过渡期间更多地参与家庭事务。在带薪家事假结束后，儿童保育补贴可以使低收入家庭负担得起儿童保育，从而促进父母的就业和收入。最后，我们强调父亲可以在防止虐待儿童方面发挥积极作用的方式。
There are multiple components of a public health approach for preventing child maltreatment. One of these components is the question of who to intervene with. Fathers are an under-targeted and under-studied group for child maltreatment prevention. In this conceptual article, we describe a public health approach for intervening with fathers. Acknowledging financial stress as a key risk factor for child maltreatment among fathers, we explore two policy interventions that aim to increase economic support for families during the early years of a child’s life: paid family leave and child care subsidies. During the weeks following the child’s birth, paid family leave can promote child-father bonding and enable fathers to engage in more caregiving during a critical family transition. After paid family leave ends, child care subsidies can make child care affordable for families with low income, thereby promoting parents’ employment and earnings. We conclude by highlighting ways in which fathers can take an active role in preventing child maltreatment.