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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.

 

 

CBCAP News & Reports
FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention
Provides CBCAP news and performance report summaries of reports submitted by CBCAP State Lead Agencies. Reports provide information on networks, funded programs, new areas of service, description of families served, evaluation information, innovative funding, peer review, parent leadership, and linkages with other systems.

 

 

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.

Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) Local Agency Contacts
FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention
Offers a directory of contact information for CBCAP State lead agencies.

Map and Track: State Initiatives for Young Children and Families, 2000 Edition
Columbia University National Center for Children in Poverty
Describes State programs funded in 2000 to promote healthy child development and family relationships, school readiness, and economic security.

States Using Evidence-Based Methods to Prevent Child Abuse (PDF - 564 KB)
National Conference of State Legislatures (2004)
An overview of the types of prevention programs being implemented in the States.

The Strengthening Families State Pilot Project
Center for the Study of Social Policy
The accomplishments of the Strengthening Families State Pilot Project, a partnership between CSSP and seven States that are implementing the Strengthening Families Approach to provide early childhood, child abuse prevention, and child protective services in their State.

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Individual State reports

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.

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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.

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California

Toward a Lifetime Commitment to Violence Prevention: The Alameda County Blueprint
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.

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Florida

Florida's State Plan for the Prevention of Child Abuse, Abandonment, and Neglect: July 2005 Through June 2010
Florida Interprogram Task Force (2005)
Based on legislative guidance and evidence-based practice, the multidisciplinary, statewide Florida Interprogram Task Force committed to the development of an active and multidisciplinary planning document with a focus on primary prevention. The mission is to serve as a blueprint for the care, safety, and protection of all of Florida's children in an environment that fosters healthy social, emotional, intellectual, and physical development.

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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.

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Iowa

Prevent Child Abuse Iowa's Young Families Initiative: Final Report, Federal Fiscal Year 2006 (PDF - 151 KB)
Prevent Child Abuse Iowa (2006)
Offers an overview of the Young Families Initiative (YFI) of Prevent Child Abuse Iowa projects, summarizes their services, describes how services benefited families, analyzes how participants evaluated the services they received, details the local support that YFI projects received; provides demographic data on the families served; and lists project costs.

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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.

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Michigan

FY 2002-2003 State Program Report, Michigan Community-Based Family Resource and Support Grant
Michigan Children's Trust Fund (2003)
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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.

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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.

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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.

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North Carolina

New Directions for North Carolina: A Report of the NC Institute of Medicine Task Force on Child Abuse Prevention (PDF - 843 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Virginia

Community-Based Family Resource and Support Federal Fiscal Year 2002 Annual Program Report (October 1, 2002-September 30, 2003) / Virginia Department of Social Services
Virginia Department of Social Services (2003)
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Describes Virginia's fiscal year 2002 Community Based Family Resource and Support Grant (CBFRS) to fund statewide networks for service providers and community family support projects.

Protecting Children from Abuse: Promoting Safe and Stable Families: 2003 Report of the Governor's Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect (PDF - 159 KB)
Virginia Governor's Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect
Examines the effect of family structure as an underlying factor in child maltreatment.

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Washington

Community-Based Funded Programs Outcomes Report, July 2004-June 2005 (PDF - 518 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.

Got Prevention? It's a Question of Value (PDF - 2160 KB)
Washington Council for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (2005)
Examines efforts to ensure the health and well-being of Washington children through strengthened child abuse and neglect prevention partnerships, policies, programs, and practices.

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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.

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