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Preventing Child Abuse & Neglect
Resources on child abuse prevention, protecting children from risk of abuse, and strengthening families. Includes information on supporting families, protective factors, public awareness, community activities, positive parenting, prevention programs, and more.
Overview
Understanding child abuse prevention and what to do when children are at risk. Includes frequently asked questions and links to related Federal and national organizations and State contacts that work to prevent child abuse.
Strengthening families
Information on how to enhance protective factors in families and ways to support and partner with parents. Includes a calendar of family activities and parenting resources.
Public awareness & creating supportive communities
Tools for sharing a child abuse prevention message with your community and building community support.
Prevention programs
Standards for prevention programs, research on what works, information on the role of related professionals, and resources for specific types of programs.
Developing & sustaining prevention programs
Considerations for managing a prevention program, including community needs assessments, collaborating with community partners, family engagement and retention, cultural competence, training, and funding.
Evidence-based practice
Child abuse prevention programs and strategies supported by scientific research.
Evaluating prevention programs
Evaluating program effectiveness and performing cost analyses. Features the Evaluation Toolkit and Logic Model Builder.
National Child Abuse Prevention Partner Organizations | |
Series Title: | Related Organizations Lists |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
Availability: | View Download (PDF - 0KB) |
Year Published: | 2011 - 13 pages |
Includes national organizations selected by the Children's Bureau to serve as partners in the national child abuse prevention initiative. Their collaborative efforts and input focused on preventing child abuse and promoting healthy families were instrumental in creating the prevention Resource Guide. |
Preventing Child Maltreatment and Promoting Well-Being: Network for Action
Presents a social networking tool for ongoing collaboration among States and on strategic projects developed during the meeting. The meeting was sponsored by the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect at the Children's Bureau, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other national organizations and networks that support prevention efforts. Also watch the vision video which visually represents the joint vision for the future of their work.