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Funding Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Programs

This section offers information and resources relating to how child abuse and neglect prevention programs are funded to help programs identify and access funding sources. The resources include State and local examples.

  • Nondedicated funds that can be used for child abuse prevention

Child Abuse & Neglect 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children's Bureau (2018)
Explains Federal funding for States and Tribes to help them strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect. 

Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants 
Federal Grants Wire
Lists State grants available to support and improve child abuse prevention programs through the Administration for Children and Families and links to related Federal grants. 

The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
Casey Family Programs (2019)  
Outlines the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, a Federal law that provides funds to States to support the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. The website links to a brief that summarizes the law, provides national and State-specific funding levels, and discusses the legislation's place in the broader approach to child welfare financing. 

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Discretionary Funds Program
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children's Bureau 
Reviews the activities funded by the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, including research and demonstration projects on child abuse and neglect, the implementation of evidence-based programs, and more. 

Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) Grants 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children's Bureau 
Presents an overview of funding through CBCAP programs, which support community-based efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect and help support families. The resource reviews the requirements to receive these funds. 

Funding to Implement Family First Act, Funding to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect (PDF - 413 KB) 
Child Welfare League of America (2018) 
Discusses funding of the Family First Prevention Services Act, which expands services that can prevent the placement of children in foster care, along with the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Community-Based Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Act, which focus on the prevention of child abuse. 

Improving Child Welfare Outcomes: Balancing Investments in Prevention and Treatment 
Ringel, Schultz, Mendelsohn, Brooks Holliday, Sieck, Edochie, & Davis (2017)
Presents the results of a study that found investing more in prevention programs and placing more children with relatives rather than foster families could drive down child maltreatment, meaning less money spent on investigations and out-of-home placements and better outcomes for children. To achieve these results, the study concluded they would require an upfront increase in spending on new services, which would result in a reduction in total costs for the children and families involved. 

Supporting All Families: Financing Streams to Support Prevention Programs (PDF - 536 KB) 
Center for the Study of Social Policy (2019) 
Emphasizes the importance of funding child maltreatment prevention and describes the new availability of Federal funds to support evidence-based prevention services through the Federal Family First Prevention Services Act. 

What Do We Know About the Return on Investment in Preventing Child Maltreatment? 
Casey Family Programs (2019)
Analyzes the cost of maltreatment and the financial benefit of prevention and early intervention services. The webpage also provides a snapshot of child maltreatment prevention and intervention programs and the return on investment.  

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State and local examples

Bring Up Nebraska 
Uses community collaborations as an approach to child abuse prevention services and is funded through the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation.  

Community Based Child Abuse Prevention 
Iowa Department of Human Services (2020)
Discusses the administration and funding of Iowa's Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention program, which works to develop, expand, and enhance community-based prevention activities in the State. 

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