Taja Francis

Biographic Data

ID5764395
NAMETaja Francis
GIVEN NAMESTaja
FAMILY NAMEFrancis
SIGNATUREFRANCIS T
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of the West Indies
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • A feasibility trial of an early childhood, violence prevention, parenting program integrated into early childhood educational provision in Jamaica

    Taja Francis, Marsha Bowers et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2026

    Violence against children is a global public health issue that can lead to long-lasting negative consequences for child outcomes. The Irie Homes Toolbox (IHT) is an early childhood, violence prevention, parenting program designed for integration into early childhood educational services in Jamaica. We have previously shown that the program is effective in reducing child maltreatment when implemented by the research team. For wide-scale disseminat…

  • The Irie Classroom Toolbox

    Open AccessMarsha Bowers, Taja Francis et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Introduction: Violence against children (VAC) is a violation of child rights, has high prevalence in low- and middle-income countries, is associated with long-term negative effects on child functioning, and with high economic and social costs. Ending VAC at home and at school is thus a global public health priority. Methods: In Jamaica, we evaluated an early childhood, teacher-training, violence-prevention programme, (the Irie Classroom Toolbox),…

  • The Irie Homes Toolbox

    Open AccessTaja Francis, Helen Baker-HenninghamARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2021References: 28

  • Design and Implementation of the Irie Homes Toolbox

    Open AccessTaja Francis, Helen Baker-HenninghamARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2020

    This paper describes the development of the Irie Homes Toolbox, a violence prevention program targeting parents of children aged two to six years. The intervention was designed to complement an existing, teacher-training, violence prevention program, the Irie Classroom Toolbox, thus promoting an integrated approach across home and school settings. The Irie Homes Toolbox was developed through a four-stage process by integrating data from theory, f…

  • Evaluation of a Violence-Prevention Programme with Jamaican Primary School Teachers

    Open AccessHelen Baker-Henningham, Yakeisha Scott et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2019

    This study investigated the effect of a school-based violence prevention programme implemented in Grade 1 classrooms in Jamaican primary schools. Fourteen primary schools were randomly assigned to receive training in classroom behaviour management ( n = 7 schools, 27 teachers/classrooms) or to a control group ( n = 7 schools, 28 teachers/classrooms). Four children from each class were randomly selected to participate in the evaluation ( n = 220 c…

  • A journey through the Medicinal Plant Industry of the Caribbean highlighting Mona's Contribution

    Sylvia Mitchell, Sylvia A Mitchell et al.ARTICLECaribbean Quarterly2008

    The Caribbean hosted 18,081,199 visitors in 2007, and this figure does not include those who took vacations within their own islands. For Jamaica, more visitors came in 2007 than there were residents. While a few of these trips are taken for business, most are taken for pleasure. In fact, tourism accounts for over 21 per cent of all Caribbean capital formation while comparable figures are Oceania (13%) and North America/Europe (10%). A large part…