Marilyn Barr is a licensed social worker and has a degree in communications and public education. She has worked in the field of child abuse prevention for 28 years. She has helped to develop many educational child abuse prevention programs and specifically those dealing with SBS/AHT (shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma). Marilyn is available to present on a variety of topics and is most often requested to present about the NCSBS' Period of PURPLE Crying® program.

The Period of PURPLE Crying® Prevention Program Research and Implementation

SBS is preventable, the Period of PURPLE Crying® is a new program that illustrates simple ways to help parents, families and caregivers understand the six most common and frustrating characteristics of crying. Dealing with a crying baby can be very hard, and parents often don't realize just how frustrating it is until they are in a stressful situation. Marilyn speaks on this new program and ways to help a crying child. The NCSBS believes that the Period of PURPLE Crying® program serves as a breakthrough for parents and caregivers to understand why their baby cries and how to cope with crying. Topics of the presentation include the following:

• An overview of SBS, the dynamics and prevention possibilities
• The PURPLE Crying program research model
• The process and parent focus groups
• The use of the program to prevent SBS/AHT
• Availability and implementation of the program