Prevention

Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky, secretary of (New Mexico's) Early Childhood Education and Care Department, said most kids in the child welfare system are under the age of five and programs like... (Read more)

There is no higher priority for our state, communities and families than keeping children safe. Improving Maine’s child welfare system to meet this responsibility continues to be critically important. Read... (Read more)

Engaging families in the casework process promotes the safety, permanency, and wellbeing of children and families in the child welfare system and is central to successful practice. Effective family engagement... (Read more)

In recent decades, questions have arisen as to whether or not removing children from their primary caregivers (who are frequently their biological parents) is an effective strategy for protecting and... (Read more)

This page, from Child Welfare Information Gateway, offers guidance on the role FFPSA plays in primary prevention, the impact of FFPSA on the foster care system, the way FFPSA shifted... (Read more)

In August 2022 the Department of Health and Human Services held a convening focused on primary prevention. Discussion highlighted the opportunity for human services to strengthen and support people and... (Read more)

Ample evidence supports the value of addressing the economic and material hardship faced by most child welfare-involved families. This brief discusses the current evidence for the value of economic and... (Read more)

This month, let us uplift the conversation around supporting the mental health needs of children and youth in foster care, and disrupt the myths, while working to provide culturally... (Read more)

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Oregon Department of Human Services wants to honor the important work being done across the state to prevent child abuse and offer... (Read more)

The 2023/2024 Prevention Resource Guide recognizes that there are actions we can take as a society and within communities, organizations, and families to address the root causes of child... (Read more)