P.I.P.P.I.: The Program of Intervention for the Prevention of Institutionalization: Integrating Intervention, Training, Research, and Policy to Support Families and Professionals

This paper presents an overview of the Program of Intervention for Prevention of Institutionalization (P.I.P.P.I.) national research-training-intervention program aiming at contrasting child neglect and working with families living in vulnerable situations. P.I.P.P.I. is funded and promoted by the Italian Ministry of Labor and Social Aff airs in cooperation with the Lab of Research and Intervention in Family Education (LabRIEF) at the University of Padua.