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Funding Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Programs
Public and private grant funds provide the major portion of most prevention programs' budgets. This section lists some basic information, tools, and resources to help programs identify and access these funding sources. Resources include State and local examples.
Maximizing Resources
FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention
Offers downloads for tools, guides, and other resources to help programs blend, braid, or leverage dollars to maximize the services they offer.
Finding Funding: Supporting Making Connections Core Result That Children Are Healthy and Prepared to Succeed in School (PDF - 1240 KB)
Lind, Crocker, Stewart, Torrico, Bhat, & Schmid (2009)
Reviews strategies for accessing Federal, State, local, and private funding sources to support early learning, health services, literacy and tutoring programs, out-of-school time programs, parent outreach and engagement, and supports for schools and child care providers.
Preventing Child Abuse in an Age of Budget Deficits [Webinar]
Brookings Institute
The Future of Children (2010)
Discusses ways that prevention programs can both protect children and save money across a range of social programs.
Promote Children's Social, Emotional and Behavioral Health
PolicyforResults.org (2012)
Provides guidance on maximizing Federal resources and highlights State examples of effective policies and financing approaches. Information on implementation, accountability, and financing options are also included.
State Early Care and Education Budget Actions FY 2011
National Conference of State Legislatures
Tracks and analyzes trends in State decisions to capture State funding choices in early care and education policy and programs, including child care, prekindergarten, home visiting, and related early childhood programs. The report is based on data compiled from an annual survey of State fiscal decisions.
Time for Reform: Investing in Prevention: Keeping Children Safe at Home (PDF - 475 KB)
Kids Are Waiting (2007)
Highlights prevention and reunification programs that have shown promising results and describes Federal legislative efforts to support these practices. The report recommends changes to the child welfare financing structure that could improve States' ability to provide services most likely to help children and families stay together.
State and local examples
Building a Sustainable Future: Analysis of the Fiscal Resources Supporting Children From Birth Through Age 8 in Michigan (PDF - 7187 KB)
Silloway, Bhat, & Connors-Tadros (2010)
Examines Federal, State, and private expenditures supporting children and their families in fiscal year 2010, particularly children who are transitioning from the early childhood system to school, and identifies how recent economic challenges have affected the early childhood system in Michigan.
Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention: How to Do It Better (PDF - 212 KB)
Center for Public Policy Priorities (2010)
Discusses ways the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services can maximize its funding for prevention programs by targeting communities in need of services and building capacity.
Financing Evidence-Based Home Visiting Programs in Michigan: A Strategic Financial Planning Toolkit (PDF - 832 KB)
Szekely & Connors-Tadros (2010)
Outlines decision points and steps to guide new investments in a coordinated statewide system of evidence-based home visiting services. The steps are: determine what to finance, estimate fiscal needs, map current spending, assess the gap, and develop financing strategies.
Funding Prevention in California: Lessons From Past Efforts to Raise Revenues (PDF - 672 KB)
Prevention Institute & Berkeley Media Studies Group (2009)
Collects lessons learned from public health initiatives that attempted to tax or impose fees on consumer goods or businesses in order to fund prevention services in California.
Investing in Early Childhood: A Roadmap to Economic Success for Louisiana (PDF - 1922 KB)
Louisiana Partnership for Children and Families (2009)
Recommends strategies for ensuring the optimal development and well-being of infants, toddlers, and young children by making public investments in health, education, social-emotional development, parenting education, and family support.