Introduction -- Parent education and family support for the prevention of child maltreatment: what we know and what we don't know -- Curricula and their evaluation: assumptions underlying parent education -- Evaluation for the prevention educator -- Measurement tools for self-evaluation -- Overview of diverse parent education efforts -- Case studies of successful parent education programs -- Portsmouth's good beginnings: a case study in outcome evaluation -- Key components of successful programs -- A policy agenda for child maltreatment prevention.