Given that poor families often live in communities with few if any resources and services, place-based programs can be an effective way of offering individual and community services that mitigate the risk of child maltreatment and serious injury. One strategy for providing community-based family support has been the development of family resource centers. This issue brief addresses the following questions:
- What are family resource centers?
- What are the defining characteristics of a family resource center?
- What do we know about the effectiveness of family resource centers in reducing child welfare involvement?
- What is the return on investment?
- What is missing from the research literature?
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