National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention

http://www.friendsnrc.org, http://www.supportingebhv.org

FRIENDS (Family Resource, Information, Education, and Network Development Services) provides training, technical assistance, and information to Federal grantee agencies implementing the grants for Community-Based Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention (CBCAP), under the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010.

FRIENDS helps CBCAP State Lead Agencies build capacity in the full array of CBCAP program requirements, including outcome accountability, parent leadership, evidence-based and evidence-informed programs and practices, logic models, collaboration, and systems change.

GOAL

Build the capacity of State CBCAP Lead Agencies and communities to prevent child abuse and neglect and strengthen and support families

HOW WE HELP

• Foster an understanding, appreciation and knowledge of diverse populations to prevent child abuse and neglect
• Facilitate efforts in planning and developing a network of community-based programs and activities designed to promote family well-being and prevent child abuse and neglect
• Develop and disseminate resources to support evidence-informed and evidence-based programming, continuous quality improvement, and evaluation activities
• Promote parent leadership, especially for parents of children with disabilities, racial and ethnic minorities, and other underrepresented groups
• Build capacity to maximize funding for financing, planning, and operating child abuse prevention and family strengthening programs
• Support States in their systems reform and improvement efforts

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