Child Abuse Prevention

Home Visiting Collaboration & Consolidation: SB 5230 Report for 2008

Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill (ESSB) 5830, passed during the 2007 legislative session, directed the Council for Children & Families (formerly the Washington Council for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect/ Children’s Trust of Washington (WCPCAN/CT) to develop a plan with the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), the Department of Health (DOH), the Department of Early Learning (DEL) and the Family Policy Council (FPC) to coordinate or consolidate home visiting services for children and families.

CCF Protective Factor Framework

The Council for Children & Families (CCF) has adopted a new Protective Factor framework to guide our grant making and system change efforts. The changes reflect advances in research and the availability of new accountability tools.

 

New CCF Protective Factor Framework
• Nurturing and Attachment
• Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development
• Parental Resilience
• Social Connections
• Concrete Support for Families
• Children’s Social Emotional Competence

Resource Update Newsletter - November 2009

The November issue of the Resource Update covers special topics related to news, research, resources and funding in the prevention field.

CCF Protective Factors

The Council for Children & Families (CCF) has adopted a new Protective Factor framework to guide our grant making and system change efforts. The changes reflect advances in research and the availability of new accountability tools.

New CCF Protective Factor Framework
• Nurturing and Attachment
• Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development
• Parental Resilience
• Social Connections
• Concrete Support for Families
• Children’s Social Emotional Competence

CCF Parent Education Program Models Matrix

The Council for Children & Families' Research Advisory Group identified three levels of evidence for child abuse prevention programs at the community level.

Council for Children & Families Awards $1.6 Million in Grants

SEATTLE – July 2, 2009 In the most challenging budget year in Washington State history, the legislature stood up for child abuse prevention by preserving the Council for Children & Families, the nation’s first state agency devoted solely to the prevention of child abuse and neglect.  Due to the legislature’s strong support for cost-saving measures such as prevention, CCF w

Parent Child Interaction Therapy, Expansion

Encompass
This is an expansion of the Parent Child interactive Training including strategies designed to target high risk low income and Latino families who have children with special needs. The program offers parent education and training as well as parent support and mentoring.

Council for Children & Families Pathways to Change

The Council for Children & Families developed a theory of change to guide our thinking about what it takes to effectively support families in order to prevent child abuse and neglect. 

Theories of change are an integral part of any planning and implementation process.  They provide a roadmap of the belief system and strategies for making positive change in the lives of individuals, organizations and the community. 

CCF Home Visiting Models Matrix

Home Visiting Programs & Criteria for Inclusion:

The home visiting programs in this matrix represent the expertise of the CCF Research Advisory Group and have met the criteria for one of the levels of evidence listed in the document here and below. These are evidence-based programs that impact parenting behaviors.

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