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Offering children safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments prevents child abuse and neglect. Training and treatment for children and families can reduce short- and long-term effects of child abuse and neglect.
Prevention. Child abuse and neglect can be prevented. Certain factors may increase or decrease the risk of perpetrating or experiencing child abuse and neglect. Preventing child abuse and neglect requires understanding and addressing the factors that put people at risk for or protect them from violence. 8
The Essentials for Childhood framework is intended for anyone committed to the positive development of children and families, and specifically to the prevention of all forms of child abuse and neglect. It is organized into four sections, with each one focused on a goal and related steps.
At Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America), we recognize the pivotal role State and Federal laws and policies play in fostering healthy families and positive childhood experiences, while preventing child abuse and neglect.
Despite the statistics, child abuse and neglect are preventable. State and local governments, community organizations, and private citizens take action every day to protect children. You can help, too.
Explore the overlap among families experiencing poverty and those reported to the child welfare system for neglect, the societal context within which poverty and neglect exist, and strategies for preventing and addressing both poverty and neglect.
Child abuse and neglect are serious public health problems and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) with long-term impacts on health and well-being, as well as significant human, societal, and economic consequences.
The Children’s Bureau supports programs, research, and monitoring systems that prevent child abuse and neglect while ensuring that children who are victims receive treatment and care. We provide funding to states and tribes to help them strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect.
Find information on actions taken as a society and within communities, organizations, and families to address the root causes of child abuse and neglect and how communities are doing purposeful prevention work to help children and families thrive.
Prevent Child Abuse America is the nation’s oldest and largest organization committed to preventing child abuse and neglect before it happens. We promote programs and resources informed by science that enable kids, families, and entire communities to thrive—today, tomorrow, and for generations to come.