Prevention Resources

The Council for Children & Families provides policy briefs, newsletters and other materials to help increase awareness about the need for prevention initiatives.

Use this search to find important publications, tools, and websites.

Issue AreaResource Type

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.

Mother's Advocate: Website

malogo_slo_120x64.gif

Mother's Advocate is a website dedicated to helping women have the healthiest, safest, most satisfying birth possible.

While every birth is unique, there is substantial evidence that points to ways you can improve your chances of having the best birth experience. This website offers free video clips and print materials that will educate and inform you on how to have the birth you want for you and your baby.

Several Factors Contribute to Parents Missing Their Children's Immunization Visits

They have insurance, a health-care provider, and an appointment -- but many parents still regularly miss their children's immunization visits.

A new study from Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital claims that there are several factors contributing to these slipups -- for example, parents are nearly four times as likely to miss an appointment that they've rescheduled, and nearly three times as likely to miss an appointment if they have difficulty communicating with their child's health-care provider.

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

Cool Tips for Parents: Keeping Kids Safe During Summer Heat

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.

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. 

Syndicate content