Child Maltreatment Prevention: Past, Present, and Future - Child Welfare Information Gateway Issue Brief, July 2011

Why Prevention Matters

Prevent Child Abuse America contracted with leaders in several fields to author white papers on why child abuse prevention matters to their professions.  Download the papers now -

The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study: Child Abuse and Public Health by Dr. Robert Anda

Better Lives for Children Lead to a Better Climate for Business by Michael E. Axelrod

Dollars and Lives: The Economics of Healthy Children by Dr. Phaedra S. Corso

Prevention Programs and Strategies: State Legislative Experiences by Kelly Crane

Prevention Creates the Future by Transforming Culture by Dr. Jeff Linkenbach

A Better Future for America, A Better Future for America’s Children: Strengthening our Capacity to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect by Lisbeth B. Schorr

Strengthening Families and Communities: 2011 Resource Guide

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Strengthening Families and Communities: 2010 Resource Guide

This Resource Guide was written to support service providers in their work with parents, caregivers, and their children to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect. The guide includes information about protective factors that help reduce the risk of child maltreatment, strategies for changing how communities support families, and evidence-informed practices. It also offers suggestions for enhancing protective factors in families, tools to build awareness and develop community partnerships, information about child abuse and neglect, a directory of national organizations that work to strengthen families, and tip sheets in English and Spanish on specific parenting topics.

Download the Resource Guide here.