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Titles pertaining to child abuse prevention, protecting children from risk of abuse, and promoting healthy families..
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School-Based Child Maltreatment Programs: Synthesis of Lessons Learned | |
Series Title: | Grantee Lessons Learned |
Author(s): | Children's Bureau (DHHS) |
Availability: | View Download (PDF - 200KB) |
Year Published: | 2003 - 9 pages |
The Office on Child Abuse and Neglect awarded several grants during Fiscal Year 1997 to programs that utilized school resources for the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. The three-year demonstration projects focused on collaboration between child protection agencies and school systems; education for parents, teachers, and children about child abuse and neglect; and the involvement of school staff in prevention and intervention. This report summarizes the service approaches and lessons learned by 11 demonstration programs as noted in their final reports. The projects found that training was effective in enhancing knowledge about the signs of child abuse ... |
Strengthening Families and Communities: 2011 Resource Guide. | |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway, Children's Bureau, FRIENDS National Resource Center For Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention, Center for the Study of Social Policy-Strengthening Families |
Availability: | View Download (PDF - 2,632KB) |
Year Published: | 2011 - 94 pages |
This Resource Guide was written to support service providers in their work with parents, caregivers, and their children to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect. The guide includes information about protective factors that help reduce the risk of child maltreatment, strategies for changing how communities support families, and evidence-informed practices. It also offers suggestions for enhancing protective factors in families, tools to build awareness and develop community partnerships, information about child abuse and neglect, a directory of national organizations that work to strengthen families, and tip sheets in English and Spanish on specific parenting topics. |
Supporting Brain Development in Traumatized Children and Youth | |
Series Title: | Bulletins for Professionals |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
Availability: | View Download (PDF - 438KB) |
Year Published: | 2011 - 24 pages |
Summarizes what child welfare professionals can do to support the identification and assessment of the impact of maltreatment and trauma on brain development, including what to look for at different ages and stages of child development. The bulletin also addresses how to work effectively with children, youth, and families to support healthy brain development and how to improve services through cross-system collaboration and trauma-informed practice. |
Tips for Parents (from Preventing Child Maltreatment and Promoting Well-Being: Network for Action 2012 Resource Guide) | |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway, Children's Bureau, FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention, Center for the Study of Social Policy-Strengthening Families |
Availability in English: | Download (PDF - 508KB) |
Availability in Spanish: | Download (PDF - 700KB) |
Year Published: | 2012 - 13 pages |
This set includes eleven tip sheets written to help service providers offer guidance to parents and caregivers on specific issues, while supporting factors known to protect families from the risk of child abuse and neglect. Each easy-to-read factsheet focuses on concrete steps parents can take to care more effectively for their children and strengthen their family. Titles include "Keeping Your Family Strong," "Bonding With Your Baby," "Dealing With Temper Tantrums," "Parenting Your School-Age Child," "Connecting With Your Teen," "Teen Parents ... You're Not Alone," "Ten Ways to Be a Better Dad," "Raising Your Grandchildren," "Military Families," "How to Develop Strong ... |
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