National Foster Care Month Outreach Toolkit
Raise awareness of National Foster Care Month and encourage involvement in your community! Access these tools to support your promotional, outreach, and social media activities.
How You Can Help Someone Who Is Being Abused or Neglected
Offers an overview of what child abuse and neglect are and what a young person can do if they think someone is not safe. It includes information to help children and youth recognize signs of possible child maltreatment, report or talk about their con ...Read More
Guidance for Immigrant and Refugee Families: Parenting in a New Country
Discusses topics and challenges immigrant and refugee families may encounter that could affect their child or family’s well-being. It describes some of the challenges of raising children in a new country, how the immigrant or refugee experience might ...Read More
Two-Generation Approaches to Supporting Family Well-Being
Read about two-generation approaches and why child welfare agencies should use them to improve outcomes for families. Learn how to build parental capacity and protective factors within families, often with the goal of interrupting cycles of poverty.
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect. Prevention services and supports developed by this collaboration can help parents, other caregivers, and communities protect children and strengthen families.Just Added
Child Maltreatment 2022: Summary
Explore an infographic with key data from Child Maltreatment 2022, the 33rd edition of the annual reports on child abuse and neglect produced by the Children's Bureau within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Determining the Best Interests of the Child
Review what must be considered when deciding a child's placement, including parental capacity to provide adequate care.
Leaving Your Child Home Alone
Review guidance for parents and other caregivers about the decision to leave a child or youth home alone.
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Economic and Concrete Supports
Economic and concrete supports can help families meet their basic needs and address the root causes that can lead to family child welfare involvement.
Culture as a Protective Factor
Cultural connections help support positive identity development and sustain strong families. Strong ties to family and community culture can also be a protective factor, promoting well-being and improving child welfare outcomes.
Prevention Continuum
To prevent abuse and neglect as well as family separation, child welfare agencies should work with communities and across systems to connect families with a continuum of prevention services that meet their needs.