NCJ Number
227124
Journal
THE POLICE CHIEF Volume: 76 Issue: 5 Dated: May 2009 Pages: 50-53
Date Published
May 2009
Length
3 pages
Annotation
This article describes the Building Connections-Building Community (BC2) Program in North Richland Hills, TX, identifying and intervening in the lives of families at risk of abusing.
Abstract
The Building Connections-Building Community (BC2) model was started through the development of a partnership between the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and the City of North Richland Hills, led by the North Richland Hills Police Department and the Tarrant County Youth Collaboration and the need to identify and engage community stakeholders who could best address the social problems of child abuse and neglect, as well as a wide spectrum of other youth safety and familial concerns within the community. The BC2 project serves as a replicable model of success due largely to the level of constructive engagement and communication achieved among the partners. The main goals of the project are to identify and intervene proactively in the lives of families living within the North Richland Hills community who may be at risk of abusing or neglecting their children, before their children become victims. This article describes the development and design of the project, prevention and intervention components, role of the city government and local school district, and the integration of all BC2 partners.