NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This report has been reviewed by a group other than the authors according to procedures approved by a Report Review Committee consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

This study was supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York under contract number B5936, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under contract number HPU 940003, and the U.S. Department of Justice under contract 95-1J-CX-0001. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Violence in families : assessing prevention and treatment programs / Rosemary Chalk and Patricia A. King, editors ; Committee on the Assessment of Family Violence Interventions, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

1. Family violence—United States—Prevention—Evaluation. 2. Crisis intervention (Psychiatry)—United States—Evaluation. 3. Evaluation research (Social action programs)—United States. I. Chalk, Rosemary A. II. King, Patricia A., 1942- . III. Board on Children, Youth, and Families (U.S.). Committee on the Assessment of Family Violence Interventions.

HV6626.2.V56 1998

362.82'927'0973—dc21 97-45375