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Overview

Prevention is the best hope for reducing child abuse and neglect and improving the lives of children and families. Strengthening families and preventing child abuse requires a shared commitment of individuals and organizations in every community.

Find resources on defining child abuse and neglect prevention, recognizing abuse and neglect, assessing risk and protective factors, and reporting suspected abuse to child welfare authorities. Link to Federal and national organizations and State contacts that support child abuse prevention initiatives.

 

 

Selected Resources

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.

Charting the Waves of Prevention: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Daro & Donnelly
Child Abuse & Neglect, 26(6-7), 2002
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Summary of the U.S. political response to child maltreatment prevention during the past 30 years, including suggestions for future prevention policies and programs.

Distance Learning Resources
PREVENT Institute
Find training resources and self-directed online learning modules to learn more about violence prevention and child maltreatment.

 

 

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