Document 6443525

An Integrated, Multi Level
App
Approach
h tto P
Preventing
ti
Child Maltr
Maltreatment
atm nt
February
y 2011
C E N T E R
F O R
T H E
S T U D Y
O F
S O C I A L
P O L I C Y
Evidence gathering and framing
Early adopters
Adaptation
p
and widespread
p
acceptance
Developing new evidence
C E N T E R
F O R
T H E
S T U D Y
O F
S O C I A L
P O L I C Y
a new approach to child abuse
prevention
„ Research based
„ Focused on
strengths not risks
„ National scope
„ For ALL families
„ Starting where families already go
„ Building on existing programs, NOT a new
model program
the protective factors framework
PARENTAL RESILIENCE
SOCIAL CONNECTIONS
KNOWLEDGE OF
PARENTING AND CHILD
DEVELOPMENT
CONCRETE SUPPORT IN
TIMES OF NEED
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL
COMPETENCE
a few persuasive states…2004
Alaska
Arkansas
Illi i
Illinois
Missouri
N
New
Hampshire
• Rhode Island
• Wisconsin
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early
l results
l ffrom pilot
l states
• Children affected: 700,302
in 10,747 Early Childhood
Programs
• Center Self Assessment
and Action Plans: 4,175
• Exemplary programs
identified: 214
organizational
g
partners
p
and funders
DORIS DUKE
CHARITABLE
FOUNDATION
CASEY FAMILY
PROGRAMS
The Finance Project
Midwest Learning Center for Family Support
National Black Child Development Institute
National Registry Alliance
Parents as Teachers
Parent Services Project
ANNIE E. CASEY
FOUNDATION
A. L. MAILMAN
FAMILY FOUNDATION
ARTHUR M. BLANK
FAMILY FOUNDATION
federal connections
„ Office on Child Abuse and Neglect
(Children’s Bureau, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
„ Child Welfare Information Gateway
„ FRIENDS National Resource Center
„ Child Care Bureau; Head Start
„ Maternal and Child Health Bureau (ECCS)
„ Dept
D t off Defense
D f
Family
F
il Ad
Advocacy Program
P
„ Quality Improvement Center on Early
Childhood (with CSSP)
going viral…
•
State teams took SF and applied it to: child welfare (especially
work
k with
ith very young children),
hild
) school
h l systems,
t
mental
t l health
h lth
strategies, family resource programs, and comprehensive EC
planning such as ECCS and BUILD.
•
Parent leaders took SF and developed parent leadership
strategies and community organizing strategies around it.
•
Foundations and grant making organizations took SF and
organized grant making around the protective factors.
•
United Way took SF and re-organized 211 services, grant
making, and employer strategies for supporting employees
around the protective factors.
many, many practical tools for use at
every level
l l
• Program and Practice: Online tools for self
assessmentt and
d evaluation,
l ti
program guidebooks,
id b k
many strategies for local programs.
• State agency alignment: Documentation, analysis
and support of state action to incorporate SF into
professional development, state regulations and
state planning processes.
• Parent led adaptation and wide use of framework
for conversation and learning using world cafes.
• Evaluation tools and strategies.
g
• Interactive websites, technical assistance,
conferences, and many opportunities for peer
learning
g such as a leadership
p Summit.
Active implementation today
• 32 states with interagency leadership
teams in the Strengthening Families
National Network
• Wide implementation in LA and Chicago
• Increasing use of framework to align
services and opportunities where families
already go both to prevent maltreatment
AND to promote positive development
Aligning Results for Families through Protective Factors
Education
and Care
Physical
Health
•Primary
healthcare
•Health
ea t
promotion
activities
Targeted
special
needs
programs
•Screening and assessment
•Early intervention services
Domestic
Violence
•Safety
planning
•Education
•Screening
•Shelter
• Counseling
Building
Protective
Factors •Mental Health Consultation
with
•Counseling
Families
•Parent/ child
•Home
activities
•Assessment visits
•Support
Grps
•Parent Ed.
Family
Resource
Centers
•Safety Plng
•Substance
Abuse trtmt
Child
Welfare
Children s
Children’s
Mental
Health
•Group
activities
Home
visiting
programs
Early Care &
Education
Physical
•Health
Health
•Education
Domestic
•Shelter
Violence
p
promotion
Sa ety
•Screening
Screening •Safety
activities
planning
• Counseling
•Primary
healthcare Building
Targeted
•Screening and assessment
special
needs
•Early intervention services
programs
Protective
Factors
with
Families
•Parent/ child
activities
•Assessment
•Parent
Parent Ed.
•Safety Plng
•Support
Family Resource
Grps
Centers
•Substance
Abuse trtmt
Child Welfare
Children’s
•Mental Health
Consultation
Mental Health
•Counseling
•Home
visits
Home visiting
•Group
programs
activities