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  • Prevent Child Abuse America Research Link 
     
  • Frameworks Institute Research says, “There is broad acceptance of the reality and pervasiveness of child abuse, extending even beyond physical abuse to emotional abuse. The problem arises in how to capitalize and build upon this understanding, taking people to the next level of public engagement without bringing into play the inevitable backlash that is likely due to conflicts over public values and policies. Our research identifies promising ways to reframe these issues in ways that engage people in prevention, motivate them to prioritize proven policies and programs, and overcome existing mental roadblocks.”: www.frameworksinstitute.org/childabuse.html 
     
  • Critical Issues in Child Abuse: A Wilder Research report sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety March 2010: View the Report 
     
  • The Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) created five research briefs summarizing seminal studies or areas of research and their relevance to Strengthening Families and released them at the Strengthening Families Leadership Summit in October, 2009. The one-page research briefs, which are all available online, cover the following topics:
    1. The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, which shows a direct correlation in negative experiences in childhood and poor outcomes in adulthood
    2. Childhood Stress across the Lifespan, on the different degrees of stress that children experience and its impact throughout life
    3. Infant Mental Health and Social-Emotional Competence, about the development of normal social-emotional capacities and signs of abnormal development
    4. Resilience in Childhood, which addresses the factors that influence resilience among young children that enable some to function successfully in difficult contexts
    5. Risk and Protective Factors, on the dynamic relationship between different types of risk and protective factors for families
     
  • Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families. Visit often for the latest on a wide range of topics from prevention to permanency, including child welfare, child abuse and neglect, foster care, and adoption.
     
  • Study Finds Broad Access to Parenting Support Lowers Risk of Child Maltreatment 
     
  • Disparities in Early Learning and Development – Lessons from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study – Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)
     
  • Families and Work Institute is a nonprofit center dedicated to providing research for living in today’s changing workplace, changing family and changing community.
     
  • Healthy Teen Network Launches New Online Evidence-Based Resource Center: a comprehensive educational resource to professionals working in the area of adolescent reproductive health – specifically teen pregnancy prevention, teen pregnancy, teen parenting and related issues.
     
  • KIDS COUNT Data Book: According to data in the 21st annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, overall improvements in child well-being that began in the late 1990s stalled in the years just before the current economic downturn. Find national data and state-by-state data and rankings on 10 key indicators of child well-being. 
     
  • Minnesota’s 2009 Child Welfare Report: https://edocs.dhs.state.mn.us/lfserver/Public/DHS-5408B-ENG
     
  • National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect Published January of 2010: found significant reductions in the rate of sexual abuse, physical abuse and emotional abuse toward children, but no significant changes in the rates of child neglect.
     
  • Promising Practices Network: With nearly one million substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect reported each year, preventing this problem is a high priority for all who care about the well-being of children. Promising Practices Network's new issue brief, "Promising Practices for Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention," provides a concise overview of the topic, including a summary of the scope of the problem, a discussion of the costs to individuals and society, and promising strategies for prevention. For more information on the topic, see the links below for related PPN materials.
     
    Read the new PPN Issue Brief on Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect
     
    See PPN's Resources and Tools page on Child Abuse and Neglect
     
    See PPN's Research in Brief page on Child Abuse and Neglect
      
  • The State of America's Children from the Children's Defense Fund
      
  • Sloan Work and Family Research Network 
     
  • Triple P Positive Parenting Program: The program uses a multi-level, parenting, and family support strategy that aims to prevent behavioral, emotional and developmental problems in children by enhancing the knowledge, skills and confidence of parents. Triple P incorporates a wide range of support mechanisms for parents including local media, brief public seminars, and parent consultation by specially trained providers in clinics, schools, churches, and community centers.
     
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