Community Partnerships: Improving the Response to Child Maltreatment

Table of Contents

Preface

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CHAPTER 1 Purpose and Overview

CHAPTER 2 Community Partnerships: What and Why

CHAPTER 3 Building and Sustaining the Foundation for a Community Partnership

CHAPTER 4 Partnering with Child Protective Services

CHAPTER 5 Measuring the Results of a Community Partnership

Endnotes

APPENDIX A Glossary of Terms

APPENDIX B Resource Listings for Selected National Organizations Concerned with Child Maltreatment

APPENDIX C State Telephone Numbers for Reporting Suspected Child Maltreatment

APPENDIX D Reference Guide for Identifying Possible Child Maltreatment

APPENDIX E Examples of Community Partnerships

APPENDIX F Partnerships with the Courts

APPENDIX G The Collaboration Checklist

APPENDIX H Potential Community Collaboration Partners1

APPENDIX I Memorandum of Understanding1

APPENDIX J Managing Conflict1

APPENDIX K Cultural Sensitivity When Working with Families1

APPENDIX L Funding Resources for Community Partnerships

APPENDIX M Community Partnership Self-Assessment1

APPENDIX N Faith-based Organizations and Community Involvement

APPENDIX O Child Welfare Practice Comparison: Conventional, Family-centered, and Community-centered1

APPENDIX P Sample Consent Form

APPENDIX Q Systems of Care Values and Principles1

APPENDIX R Sample Evaluation Implementation Plan

APPENDIX S Community Partnership Resources