Child Welfare Information Gateway This publication examines State laws and policies regarding the development and implementation of plans of safe care that are required by the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to ensure the safety and well-being of infants … Read More
Child Abuse
Child Abuse and Neglect: A Framework for Supporting Patients and Families
Remember that all relationships usually start with a positive intent. Getting to know someone, being hired to work, choosing a doctor, or becoming a parent. Central to any of these are people connecting with some shared purpose and expectations. When … Read More
Prevention: Implementing Evidence-Based Programs
A recent episode from the Child Welfare Podcast Series focuses on Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention grantees as they share their local and statewide perspectives on how evidence-based programs (EBPs) were selected and tailored to meet the needs of their specific … Read More
Child Maltreatment 2018
This report presents national data about child abuse and neglect known to child protective services agencies in the United States during federal fiscal year 2018. CLICK HERE
Understanding Refugee Trauma: For Child Welfare
Provides information about refugee trauma for those working in or with the child welfare system. This fact sheet gives definitions to describe those who migrate to the US; potentially traumatic events that could occur before, during, or after migration; involvement … Read More
Reasonable Efforts as Prevention
by Jerry Milner and David Kelly – November 6, 2006 Far too often the wrong examples drive child welfare policy and practice in the United States. We see it time and time again in jurisdictions where there is a child fatality; … Read More