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Selected Resources
Preventing Child Maltreatment
McLanahan (Ed.)
Future of Children, 19(2), 2009
Presents articles examining the role of the child protection system in prevention and assessing the effectiveness of different types of prevention programs.
Strategic Direction for Child Maltreatment Prevention: Preventing Child Maltreatment Through the Promotion of Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships Between Children and Caregivers (PDF - 280 KB)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2009)
Describes a strategy for child maltreatment prevention organized around four areas of public health research and practice: measuring impact, creating and evaluating new approaches to prevention, applying and adapting effective practices, and building community readiness.
Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention: Reports From the Field and Ideas for the Future
Shaw & Kilburn (2009)
Summarizes findings from a survey of more than 2,300 workers to assess the current state of the child abuse and neglect prevention field and identify potential directions in emerging priorities and prevention strategies.
Emerging Practices in the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, Children's Bureau (2003)
Identifies best practices in the field of child abuse prevention. Provides an overview of child abuse prevention and describes each of the selected programs.
Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect
The best way to prevent child abuse is to help parents develop the skills and identify the resources they need to understand and meet their children's needs and protect them from harm. This factsheet describes common activities of prevention programs, keys to successful prevention services, and protective factors that increase the health and well-being of children and families. It also lists simple things everyone can do to support families in raising safe and healthy children.
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