Benefit-cost analysis of Promoting First Relationships®: Implications of victim benefits assumptions for return on investment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Child abuse and neglect (CAN) cost United States society $136 billion to $428 billion annually. Preventive interventions that reduce CAN may improve people's lives and generate economic benefits to society, but their magnitude is likely to vary greatly with assumptions about victim costs avoided through intervention.

Objective

We examined the implications of different assumptions about avoided victim costs in a benefit-cost analysis of Promoting First Relationships® (PFR), a 10-session attachment and strengths-based home visiting intervention.

Participants and setting

Participants were 247 child protection-involved but intact families in Washington State randomized to receive PFR (n = 124) or resource and referral (n = 123).

Methods

We monetized inte

SUBMITTER: Kuklinski MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7359609 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature