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In 1976, Dr. C. Henry Kempe published an article on the efficacy of home visitation for new parents in preventing child abuse and issued his innovative call for a universal, mandatory national home visitation effort for new parents. While not the first piece of writing about preventing child abuse, the article seemed to galvanize thinking about the virtues of prevention, and it does appear to have had a continuing impact on prevention efforts worldwide. Certainly not all of what came after Kempe’s call for action perfectly followed his dictates; in fact some can be seen as quite polar to Kempe’s thoughts. Yet an analysis of the literature since 1976 shows clear connections between Kempe’s article and much of what followed over the next 35 years. In sum, the article does appear to have been the catalyst for a broadening understanding of what prevention might include, who might be involved, and how it might best be done.
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Donnelly, A.C. (2013). Legacies That Stem from Kempe’s 1976 Call for a System of Prevention. In: Krugman, R., Korbin, J. (eds) C. Henry Kempe: A 50 Year Legacy to the Field of Child Abuse and Neglect. Child Maltreatment, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4084-6_17
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