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Reports From State Prevention Programs
Information and reports on State child abuse and neglect prevention programs and activities. Includes reports on both multiple and individual states.
- Prevention program reports: Multiple States' reports
- Prevention program reports: Individual State reports
State Resources
FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention
Offers access to State prevention plans and annual reports, applications, and RFA/RFPs submitted by CBCAP State Lead Agencies. These reports provide information on each State's prevention services and programs, funding, grantees, strategic plans, and more. Also see State Lead Agency Contacts.
Multiple States' reports
An Analysis of Primary and Secondary Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention in the 2001-2004 Child and Family Service Reviews and Program Improvement Plans (PDF - 1004 KB)
FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (2008)
Compiles information on States' efforts to improve joint planning and coordination efforts between Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention programs and child welfare agencies in order to more effectively respond to the needs of children, youth, and families.
Findings From the 2009 Child Maltreatment Prevention Environmental Scan of State Public Health Agencies (PDF - 1188 KB)
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC Foundation, & Education Development Center (2010)
Seeks to understand and identify the work that State public health agencies engage in to enhance family resiliency, foster healthy child development, and prevent child maltreatment.
Pew Inventory of State Home Visiting Programs
Pew Center on the States
Provides State-by-State and national snapshots of home visiting programs, models, and funding.
Prevention Programs and Strategies: State Legislative Experiences (PDF - 111 KB)
Prevent Child Abuse America & National Conference of State Legislatures (2011)
Reviews States' innovative policy work that legislators can use to support prevention efforts. The report highlights approaches such as home visitation, safe haven laws, abusive head trauma prevention programs, and the creation of prevention-focused task forces and councils.
Strengthening Families Around the Nation: States
Center for the Study of Social Policy
Describes 19 States' efforts, evaluations, and evolving work to develop strategies for protecting children from abuse and neglect and for building the protective factors that strengthen families.
Individual State reports
- Alaska
- Alabama
- Arizona
- California
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Montana
- New York
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Alaska
Evaluation of the Healthy Families Alaska Program: Final Report (PDF - 3790 KB)
Alaska State Department of Health and Social Services (2005)
Results of a randomized trial of six Healthy Families Alaska (HFAK) sites, designed to compare services actually provided to HFAK standards, assess program success in achieving intended outcomes, and relate program impact to service delivery. Conclusions and future research directions are discussed.
Alabama
DCAP/CTF 2009–2010 Yearly Evaluation Report (PDF - 3052 KB)
University of Alabama, Alabama Children's Trust Fund, & Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention (2011)
Describes the clients served and includes data collected from 175 programs funded by the Children's Trust Fund with the Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, and summarizes public outreach and awareness activities of the programs.
Arizona
Arizona Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention System: Action Plan for Reform of Arizona's Child Protection System (PDF - 6070 KB)
Prevention System Subcommittee, Arizona Department of Economic Security (2004)
Summarizes the findings of a statewide assessment and proposes recommendations for a continuum of prevention services that address significant risk factors for abuse and neglect.
Healthy Families Arizona Longitudinal Evaluation: 1st Annual Report (PDF - 3240 KB)
Arizona Department of Economic Security, Division of Children, Youth & Families, Office of Prevention and Family Support (2006)
Outlines the planning for the longitudinal controlled evaluation of Healthy Families Arizona.
California
Toward a Lifetime Commitment to Violence Prevention: The Alameda County Blueprint (PDF - 263 KB)
Alameda County, CA, Board of Supervisors (2005)
Describes the phases of a comprehensive violence prevention plan designed to reduce all forms of violence affecting county communities and families. Includes multiple reports and resources.
Year Four Evaluation Report Executive Summary (PDF - 79 KB)
Birth and Beyond
Reviews evaluation findings from the Birth and Beyond home visitation program in Sacramento, California.
Connecticut
Playbook for Prevention: The Winning Gameplan for Kids and Connecticut (PDF - 3830 KB)
The Connecticut Commission on Children (2010)
Addresses a number of topics important to children's well-being, including early cognitive development, home visiting, early care and education, and parent involvement. For each topic, the playbook identifies the ultimate goal for children in Connecticut, describes the challenge, and outlines strategies for families, communities, and policy leaders to address it.
District of Columbia
A Call to Action: The District of Columbia's First Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Plan (PDF - 671 KB)
The Government of the District of Columbia & Prevent Child Abuse America (2010)
Presents a 3-year plan for incorporating prevention into everyday governmental and community activities and services related to children and families. The plan consists of strategies that include engaging the community, promoting ongoing support for the vision, building capacity for evidence-based and promising programs, and measuring the impact of the prevention plan.
Florida
Strategic Plan 2010 - 2014 (PDF - 266 KB)
Florida Department of Children and Families (2010)
Lists four major goals for enhancing services and improving outcomes for children, youth, and families. Each goal includes objectives, specific initiatives for accomplishing the goal, and a timetable for implementation.
Georgia
Ensuring Our Children's Safety: How Communities Are Addressing Child Abuse and Neglect (PDF - 93 KB)
Mintz, Ojeda, & Williamson
Family Connection Partnership: Policy Practice Series Briefing Summary, 3(2), 2006
Discusses how Georgia is addressing child abuse and neglect.
Kansas
Prevention: Good State Policy and Practice - A Report to the 2006 Kansas Legislature (PDF - 66 KB)
Kansas Social and Rehabilitation Services (2006)
Report for the 2006 Kansas Legislature on programs related to low-cost or no-cost practices for prevention and social policy.
Michigan
FY 2002-2003 State Program Report, Michigan Community-Based Family Resource and Support Grant
Michigan Children's Trust Fund (2003)
View Abstract
Describes the status of family support and child abuse prevention activities operated in Michigan with the federal fiscal year 2002 Community-Based Family Resource and Support (CBFRS) grant.
Montana
Fact Sheet on Child Abuse and Prevention in Montana (PDF - 20 KB)
Children, Families, Health, and Human Services Interim Committee (2006)
Includes current prevention programs funded by the State and common features of successful programs.
New York
Evaluation of Healthy Families New York (HFNY): First Year Program Impacts (PDF - 484 KB)
Office of Children and Family Services, Bureau of Evaluation and Research & Center for Human Services Research, University at Albany (2005)
Results of the first year of a 3-year evaluation study. Examines the extent to which the HFNY program positively affected parenting (including self and official reports of child abuse and neglect), child health and development, and parents' life course development at the time of the targeted child's first birthday.
New Jersey
New Jersey Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Plan 2010-2013: A Roadmap to Child and Family Wellbeing (PDF - 752 KB)
New Jersey Department of Children and Families & New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect (2010)
Outlines planned prevention and family strengthening efforts, addressing areas such as early childhood services to pregnant mothers and families of young children, the prevention of maltreatment of school-aged youth, community-based, family-centered resource and support networks, domestic violence prevention, and concrete supports for families in times of need.
North Carolina
New Directions for North Carolina: A Report of the NC Institute of Medicine Task Force on Child Abuse Prevention (PDF - 726 KB)
North Carolina Institute of Medicine & Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina (2005)
Provides a set of principles to guide the development of a statewide system for child maltreatment prevention and contains 37 recommendations to significantly improve prevention efforts in North Carolina.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Plan for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect 2007 - 2008 (PDF - 2750 KB)
State Interagency Child Abuse Prevention Task Force (2007)
Identifies six promising strategies to reduce child abuse and neglect and discusses plans to implement efforts in communities across the State.
Texas
An Inventory of State-Funded Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention and Early Intervention Programs (PDF - 2440 KB)
Texas Interagency Coordinating Council for Building Healthy Families (2006)
Inventory of policies, programs, and activities undertaken by member agencies that deal with child abuse and neglect prevention and early intervention.
Utah
Child Abuse Prevention in Utah: A Process Evaluation (PDF - 376 KB)
University of Utah Social Research Institute (2006)
Summarizes the evaluation of 51 child abuse prevention programs in the State of Utah, including descriptions of newly funded or expanded programs.
Virginia
A Blue Ribbon Plan to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect in Virginia: 2005-2009 (PDF - 1000 KB)
Virginia Department of Social Services & Prevent Child Abuse Virginia (2005)
Describes a 10-year vision, discusses challenges to address, reviews effective prevention practices, and outlines the State's strategies and action plan.
Washington
Community-Based Funded Programs Outcomes Report, July 2004-June 2005 (PDF - 495 KB)
Washington Council for Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect (2006)
Summarizes the outcomes of the community-based programs funded by the Washington Council for Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect during the 2004-2005 State Fiscal Year.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin's State Plan to Prevent Child Maltreatment: Recommendations From the State Call to Action Workgroups and Governor Jim Doyle's Summit to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect (PDF - 1010 KB)
Steering Committee for Wisconsin's State Call to Action to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect (2006)
Summarizes the 26 recommendations made by six Statewide workgroups formed to improve the treatment of children in Wisconsin.