RESOURCE GUIDE
The 2019 Prevention Resource Guide is designed to help individuals and organizations in every community strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect. This year's theme, "Strong and Thriving Families," aligns with the 21st National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. The Resource Guide focuses on protective factors that build on family strengths to foster healthy child and youth development. It can be used along with the Protective Factors in Practice scenarios and the activity calendars to implement prevention strategies in your community. Access resource guides from previous years to learn how prevention strategies have changed over time.
Download a copy of the 2019 Prevention Resource Guide today. Below, find chapters related to child abuse and neglect prevention—including working with families and community partnerships-and tip sheets for caregivers.
Chapter 1
Strengthening Individuals, Families and Communities
Information about protective factors that help reduce child abuse and neglect, some established protective factors approaches, and how some State and local agencies are implementing protective factors approaches to create lasting change in how communities support families. (PDF - 228 KB)
Chapter 2
Working With Families Using the Protective-Factors
Detailed information about six protective factors for preventing child maltreatment and tips for infusing them into programs and direct practice with families and children. (PDF - 1017 KB)
Chapter 3
Using Protective Factors as a Framework for Your Community Partnership
Strategies to help build community awareness and support the development of broad-based, meaningful community partnerships. (PDF - 668 KB)
Chapter 4
Information about why child abuse occurs, risk factors, consequences, identifying and reporting maltreatment, and supporting parents and children with a history of trauma. (PDF - 189 KB)
Chapter 5
Tip Sheets for Parents and Caregivers
Strength-based tip sheets on specific parenting topics that can be used in discussions or visits with caregivers, and calendars of activities to help programs, parents, and community partners celebrate Child Abuse Prevention Month. (PDF - 5010 KB)
Chapter 6
Contact information for private and Federal partners working nationally to strengthen families. (PDF - 62 KB)