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American Humane Association - Protecting Children Language: English
Publisher: American Humane Association (2011)
Description: This is the Web site for American Humane Association's Children's Services. The main goals of Children's Services are to advance child welfare practices, improve and enhance the capacity of child welfare systems, and prevent child maltreatment. They provide education and training, program evaluation, policy analysis and design, and advocacy. A number of fact sheets about child abuse can be found on this site as well as information anout the many programs offered by American Humane.
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Child Help USA Language: English
Publisher: Childhelp (2011)
Description: This site provides information on child abuse, a national child abuse hotline, and other related resources. This organization is one of the largest and oldest national non-profit organizations dedicated to meeting the physical, emotional, educational and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children.
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Child Welfare League of America Language: English
Publisher: Child Welfare League of America (2011)
Description: This organization is the oldest and largest national nonprofit organization developing and promoting policies and programs to protect America's children and strengthen America's families. This site has information on advocacy, child welfare programs, conferences, and publications. If you are searching for information about child welfare this is a good site to visit.
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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Language: English
Publisher: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (2008)
Description: The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children serves as a focal point in providing assistance to parents, children, law enforcement, schools, and the community in recovering missing children and raising public awareness about ways to help prevent child abduction, molestation, and sexual exploitation. Resources are available to help keep children safe and provide guidance on the issues of missing and exploited children.
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Prevent Child Abuse America Language: Spanish, English
Description: Prevent Child Abuse America's mission is to prevent the abuse and neglect of our nations children. This web site provides information about the prevention of child abuse and neglect, and how you can help.
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Evaluation
Evaluation Made Easy: Examples of Practical Evaluations - Preventing Child Abuse
Language: English
Author: Killian, Eric
Publisher: The University of Arizona (April, 2000)
Description: This bulletin includes a brief introduction to a key indicator, a case example of a community-based program making a difference in the indicator highlighted, sample program goals and objectives, description of program intervention, a sample evaluation plan, key evaluation results, reporting hints and other resources.
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General Information
Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Young Children in the Child Welfare System: What Every Policymaker Should Know Language: English
Author: Cooper, Janice
Publisher: The National Center for Children in Poverty (September 2010)
Description: This issue brief explores what we currently know about the prevalence of young children (ages birth to 5) in the child welfare system, how the occurrence of maltreatment or neglect affects their development, and the services currently offered versus needed for these young children. It is based on the “Strengthening Early Childhood Mental Health Supports in Child Welfare Systems” emerging issues roundtable convened by NCCP in New York City in June 2009.
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Child Sexual Abuse (El Abuso Sexual a los Ninos) Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (March 2011 (Spanish version 2004))
Description: The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has provided this piece on child sexual abuse to help teachers, parents, and providers identify, stop, and help the child to cope with any sexual abuse that has occured. Children are not able to psychologically cope with the emotional problems that result from sexual abuse and they need to be helped and guided along the path of counseling and healing. Also available in Spanish, El Abuso Sexual a los Ninos at http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/informacion_para_la_familia/el_abuso_sexual_a_los_ninos_no_9 (2004).
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Home Visiting Application Process: A Guide for Planning State Needs Assessments Language: English
Publisher: Child Trends, Inc. (June 2010)
Description: This brief is intended to assist applicants in developing grant proposals for home visiting programs. It outlines critical steps and components for completing the grant application process, and in particular provides data and research-based insights on key elements of the new program, as outlined thus far by the authorizing legislation and/or the guidance offered by HRSA and ACF. This brief does not address every element required for inclusion in state applications and is not intended to be used as a checklist. Rather, it provides resource information that can be used in planning and conducting the needs assessment, identifying high-risk populations, and selecting and measuring benchmarks.
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Homeland Insecurity: Investments in Children Language: English
Publisher: Every Child Matters (January 2009)
Description: Why new investments in children and youth must be a priority for the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress
The data in this report focus on a few key issues: health, child abuse, imprisonment, school readiness, child care, afterschool, and poverty. These are big issues affecting millions of children and families. The disturbing trends in the data presented are understated. Although they are the most recent available, they lag by at least a year the sharp downturn in the economy and its impact on families.
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National Child Abuse Prevention Partner Organizations Language: English
Publisher: Child Welfare Information Gateway Children's Bureau Administration for Children and Families (January 2009)
Description: Includes national organizations selected by the Children's Bureau to serve as partners in the national child abuse prevention initiative. Their collaborative efforts and input, focused on preventing child abuse and strengthening families, were instrumental in creating the prevention 2010 Resource Guide.
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National Organizations Database at Child Welfare Information Gateway Language: English
Publisher: Child Welfare Information Gateway Children's Bureau Administration for Children and Families (January 2009)
Description: The Related Organizations database contains information for organizations with a primary focus on adoption, child abuse and neglect, child welfare, or related issues. If you do not want to conduct your own search for an organization by topic, the Related Organizations page provides selected predefined groups of organizations by frequently requested topics.
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Preventing Child Maltreatment Language: English
Author: Paxson, Christina
Publisher: The Future of Children (Fall 2009)
Description: The Future of Children has released its latest publication, Preventing Child Maltreatment (Vol. 19, No. 2). Accompanying the journal is an Executive Summary and two related Policy Briefs.
Contributors to this volume present the best available research on policies and programs designed to prevent child abuse and neglect. They examine a gradual shift in the field of child maltreatment toward prevention and explore how insights into the risk factors for maltreatment can help target prevention efforts. They assess whether programs such as community-wide interventions, parenting programs, home-visiting, drug and alcohol treatment, and school-based educational programs on sexual abuse, can prevent maltreatment. They also explore how the Child Protective System might take a more active role in prevention.
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Prevention of Child Abuse in Early Childhood Programs and the Responsibilities of Early Childhood Professionals to Prevent Child Abuse Language: English
Publisher: National Association of Education for Young Children (1996 (brief 2009))
Description: This position statement provides NAEYC's recommendations and strategies to prevent child abuse in early childhood programs, including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, to the greatest extent possible.
The pdf is available at http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSCHAB98.PDF.
A more current brief is available at http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf. The brief discusses program policies that support families but does not cover what individual programs should do to prevent abuse in the early childhood setting. See the original position statement for that information.
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Relative Foster Care Licensing Waivers in the States: Policies and Possibilities Language: English
Publisher: American Bar Association (September 2010)
Description: The majority of children in foster care are placed with non-relatives and licensing policies are often developed with these caregivers – rather than relative caregivers – in mind. Recognizing that some flexibility in the application of licensing standards might, particularly in the case of relative foster parents, be important in order to place children in the most appropriate setting, states have long been permitted to grant waivers of non-safety related standards on a case-by-case basis for relatives.
In an effort to provide states with critical information as they examine their licensing policies and practices, this document presents background information on licensing for relatives. It also includes an overview of IV–E reimbursement for relative foster homes and information on the current landscape of waivers of foster home licensing standards, as well as recommendations for licensing standards that can help further the goal of maintaining family connections for children in foster care.
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Rural Children at a Glance Language: English
Author: Rogers, Carolyn
Publisher: USDA- Economic Research Service (March 2005)
Description: Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB1) 6 pp, April 2005
This report provides the latest information on the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of rural children in families. Child poverty in 21st century America is higher (18 percent in 2003) than the rate for the general population (12.5 percent), as well as above the rates in most other industrialized countries. Child poverty is a significant social problem that negatively affects children's development. Although rural child poverty rates declined in the 1990s, they remain higher than the rates for urban children (21 percent vs. 18 percent). In 2003, 2.7 million rural children were poor, representing 36 percent of the rural poor. Nonmetro children are more likely than metro children to receive food stamps and free or reduced-price school lunches, in part a reflection of higher nonmetro poverty. The geographic distribution of child poverty—heavily concentrated in the South—is important for targeting poverty reduction policies and program assistance such as child nutrition programs, food stamps, and health insurance coverage in rural areas.
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The Growing Crisis in Child Protections: a sampling of news stories from across America Language: English
Publisher: Every Child Matters (January 2010)
Description: A weak economy and resulting state budget cuts are putting even more children at risk, as evidenced by the multitude of recent newspaper stories from across America that suggest an increase in child abuse due to the worsening recession. This document, which we’ve entitled, The Growing Crisis in Child Protection, is a compendium of stories from each state and is part of our campaign to help stop child abuse and neglect deaths.
According to official federal statistics, 12,180 children died from child abuse and neglect during the 2001-2008 period examined in this report. Additionally, several studies have concluded there actually is significant under-counting of maltreatment deaths and that the true number may be several thousands more.
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We Can Do Better: Child Abuse and Neglect Deaths in the U.S. Language: English
Publisher: Every Child Matters (2008)
Description: This report provides information on the number of U.S. children who died from abuse and neglect from 2001-2007. Recommendations for public policy are included.
According to official federal statistics, 10,440 children died from child abuse and neglect during the 2001-2007 period examined in this report. Additionally, several studies have concluded there actually is significant under-counting of maltreatment deaths and that the true number may be several thousands more over the 2001-2007 period than the 10,440.
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We Can Do Better: Child Abuse and Neglect Deaths in the U.S. Second Edition Language: English
Publisher: Every Child Matters (Sept 2010)
Description: This report provides information on the number of U.S. children who died from abuse and neglect from 2001-2008. This report includes new data for 2008. State by state data is included.
According to official federal statistics, 12,180 children died from child abuse and neglect during the 2001-2008 period examined in this report. Additionally, several studies have concluded there actually is significant under-counting of maltreatment deaths and that the true number may be several thousands more.
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Professional Development
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) Language: English
Description: This is the Web site for the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC). APSAC is a professional organization for professionals who work with maltreated children and their families.
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Prevention of Child Abuse in Early Childhood Programs and the Responsibilities of Early Childhood Professionals to Prevent Child Abuse Language: English
Publisher: National Association of Education for Young Children (1996 (brief 2009))
Description: This position statement provides NAEYC's recommendations and strategies to prevent child abuse in early childhood programs, including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, to the greatest extent possible.
The pdf is available at http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSCHAB98.PDF.
A more current brief is available at http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf. The brief discusses program policies that support families but does not cover what individual programs should do to prevent abuse in the early childhood setting. See the original position statement for that information.
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Programming Resource
Effective Intervention in Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment Cases: Guidelines for Policy and Practice. Recommendations from the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Family Violence Department Language: English
Author: Schechter, Susan
Publisher: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (1999)
Description: This 134-page book provides a guide for policy-makers in developing effective intervention programs for domestic violence and child abuse. Note: This is a large PDF file and may take a long time to load depending on your Internet connection speed.
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National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome Language: English
Description: This Web site provides information on Shaken Baby Syndrome for prevention professionals and parents. Prevention materials are available for purchase and a number of articles are available online. You can also learn more about their speakers and conferences.
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Parents Anonymous, Inc. Language: English
Description: This is the Web site of Parents Anonymous, a national organization dedicated to strengthening families and preventing child abuse. They offer parent education and support groups. The site includes articles and tips on parenting and a listing of local support groups.
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Prevention and the Child Protection System Language: English
Author: Waldfogel, Jane
Publisher: The Future of Children (Fall 2009)
Description: This article is part of a Journal on Preventing Child Maltreatment from the Future of Children.
The nation’s child protection system (CPS) has historically focused on preventing maltreatment in high-risk families, whose children have already been maltreated. But, as Jane Waldfogel explains, it has also begun developing prevention procedures for children at lower risk—those who are referred to CPS but whose cases do not meet the criteria for ongoing services.
Preventive services for lower-risk families often focus on increasing parents’ understanding of the developmental stages of childhood and on improving their child-rearing competencies. The evidence base on the effectiveness of these services remains thin. Most research focuses on home-visiting and parent education programs. Studies of home visiting have provided some promising evidence. Little is as yet known about the effects of parent education.
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Prevention of Child Abuse in Early Childhood Programs and the Responsibilities of Early Childhood Professionals to Prevent Child Abuse Language: English
Publisher: National Association of Education for Young Children (1996 (brief 2009))
Description: This position statement provides NAEYC's recommendations and strategies to prevent child abuse in early childhood programs, including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, to the greatest extent possible.
The pdf is available at http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSCHAB98.PDF.
A more current brief is available at http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf. The brief discusses program policies that support families but does not cover what individual programs should do to prevent abuse in the early childhood setting. See the original position statement for that information.
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Rural Children at a Glance Language: English
Author: Rogers, Carolyn
Publisher: USDA- Economic Research Service (March 2005)
Description: Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB1) 6 pp, April 2005
This report provides the latest information on the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of rural children in families. Child poverty in 21st century America is higher (18 percent in 2003) than the rate for the general population (12.5 percent), as well as above the rates in most other industrialized countries. Child poverty is a significant social problem that negatively affects children's development. Although rural child poverty rates declined in the 1990s, they remain higher than the rates for urban children (21 percent vs. 18 percent). In 2003, 2.7 million rural children were poor, representing 36 percent of the rural poor. Nonmetro children are more likely than metro children to receive food stamps and free or reduced-price school lunches, in part a reflection of higher nonmetro poverty. The geographic distribution of child poverty—heavily concentrated in the South—is important for targeting poverty reduction policies and program assistance such as child nutrition programs, food stamps, and health insurance coverage in rural areas.
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The Role of Home-Visiting Programs in Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect Language: English
Author: Howard, Kimberly
Publisher: The Future of Children (Fall 2009)
Description: This article is part of a Journal on Preventing Child Maltreatment from the Future of Children.
Kimberly Howard and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn examine home visiting, an increasingly popular method for delivering services for families, as a strategy for preventing child abuse and neglect. They focus on early interventions because infants are at greater risk for child abuse and neglect than are older children.
Theorists and policy makers alike believe strongly that home visiting can be a beneficial and cost-effective strategy for providing services to families and children.
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Research
Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect with Parent Training: Evidence and Opportunities Language: English
Author: Paxson, Christina
Publisher: The Future of Children (Fall 2009)
Description: This article is part of a Journal on Preventing Child Maltreatment from the Future of Children.
Researchers have identified four common co-occurring parental risk factors—substance abuse, mental illness, domestic violence, and child conduct problems—that lead to child maltreatment. The extent to which maltreatment prevention programs must directly address these risk factors to improve responsiveness to parenting programs or can directly focus on improving parenting skills, says Richard Barth, remains uncertain.
Barth begins by describing how each of the four parental issues is related to child maltreatment. He then examines a variety of parent education interventions aimed at preventing child abuse.
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Rural Children at a Glance Language: English
Author: Rogers, Carolyn
Publisher: USDA- Economic Research Service (March 2005)
Description: Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB1) 6 pp, April 2005
This report provides the latest information on the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of rural children in families. Child poverty in 21st century America is higher (18 percent in 2003) than the rate for the general population (12.5 percent), as well as above the rates in most other industrialized countries. Child poverty is a significant social problem that negatively affects children's development. Although rural child poverty rates declined in the 1990s, they remain higher than the rates for urban children (21 percent vs. 18 percent). In 2003, 2.7 million rural children were poor, representing 36 percent of the rural poor. Nonmetro children are more likely than metro children to receive food stamps and free or reduced-price school lunches, in part a reflection of higher nonmetro poverty. The geographic distribution of child poverty—heavily concentrated in the South—is important for targeting poverty reduction policies and program assistance such as child nutrition programs, food stamps, and health insurance coverage in rural areas.
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