Community psychologists as consultants, II

A national survey of children's trust and prevention funds

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ID11044248
AuthorsStephen B Kincaid (corresponding author), Robert A Caldwell
Year1996
Volume24
Issue2
Pages175-181
Publication date1996-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/(sici)1520-6629(199604)24:2<175::aid-jcop7>3.0.co;2-y
OpenAlexW1981744056
LanguageEN
References cited11

The Michigan Children's Trust Fund and its associated consulting community psychologists undertook a survey of national Trust and Prevention Funds regarding income tax checkoffs as a means of funding child abuse prevention programs. Over the decade examined, there were significant patterns of decline in the percentage of taxpayers donating and increase in the average individual donation. The annual percentage donating, average individual donation, and total donations each correlated significantly with both tax-return variables and economic indicators. Regressions indicated the number of years the checkoff was present on the tax form also was predictive of declines in donations. We concluded tax checkoffs have limited utility as monies for child abuse prevention and recommended diversifying funding sources. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Actuarial science · Business · Demographic economics · Donation · Economic growth · Economics · Family medicine · Public economics · Trust fund · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child Welfare and Adoption · Finance · Medicine · Psychology

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