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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

With temperatures soaring into the upper 80’s and 90’s across the state, the Council for Children & Families (CCF) would like to offer a few simple parent tips to help keep kids safe and cool during this unusually warm weather.

The purpose of this website is to provide tools and information for news organizations, journalists, journalism educators, and a broad coalition of news story informants on ways to improve reporting on mental health issues.

US Department of Health and Human Services offers flash movies, games, and information about bullying and how to prevent it.

If you are interested in being considered for an appointment to the Council, please contact us at ccf@ccf.wa.gov. The Council reviews all applications received and may contact you for an initial interview.

An ongoing nationally award-winning media and community advocacy campaign developed in Spokane takes a close look at what it takes to protect and nurture our children. Led by the Spokesman-Review newspaper and partners at The Inlander, KHQ, 1510 AM KGA/Mark Fuhrman Show, KREM, KSPS, KXLY and FOX 28.

Statewide Campaign Urges Women to Speak Up When They’re Down