2018 Prevention Resource Guide

1 2018 PREVENTIONRESOURCE GUIDEKEEPING CHILDREN SAFE AND FAMILIES STRONG IN SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIESPROTECTING CHILDRENWORKING WITH FAMILIESCOMMUNITY PARTNERSi2018 Prevention Resource GuideDear Colleagues:We are pleased to introduce the 2018 Prevention Resource Guide . The Children s Bureau and its Office on Child Abuse and Neglect strive to ensure that all children are safe and secure in nurturing environments. However, we all know this cannot be done without providing support to families in strong communities. Therefore, the focus of this year s initiative is Keeping Children Safe and Families Strong in Supportive Communities. This Resource Guide is a joint product of the Department of Health and Human Services Children s Bureau, its Child Welfare Information Gateway, and the FRIENDS National Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention .

2 The annual Guide is one of the Children s Bureau s most anticipated publications, offering trusted information, strategies, and resources to help communities support and strengthen families and promote the well-being of children and youth. Its contents are informed by input from some of our National Child Abuse Prevention Partners, as well as our colleagues on the Federal Interagency Work Group on Child Abuse and Neglect. Child abuse and neglect is a national issue that affects us all. The consequences of child abuse and neglect ripple across the lifespan, negatively impacting a child s chances to succeed in school, work, and relationships. The Administration on Children, Youth and Families supports the promotion of meaningful and measurable results in social and emotional well-being, and we continue to support evidence-based and trauma-informed services and practices to achieve positive outcomes for the children, families, and communities we serve.

3 The 2018 Prevention Resource Guide plays an important role in these efforts offering support to community service providers as they work with parents, caregivers, and children to prevent child maltreatment and promote social and emotional well-being. To do so, the Resource Guide focuses on protective factors that build on family strengths and promote optimal child and youth development. Information about protective factors is augmented with tools and strategies that help providers integrate the factors into community programs and systems. Agencies, policymakers, advocates, service providers, and parents alike will find resources in this Guide to help them promote these important elements within their families and communities. Effective early Prevention efforts are less costly to our nation and to individuals than trying to repair the adverse effects of child maltreatment.

4 We hope this Resource Guide is helpful to you in your efforts to prevent child abuse and promote well-being. We thank you for participating in this important effort and for the work you do each day to build promising futures for our nation s children and families. Elaine Voces Stedt, Director Office on Child Abuse and Neglect Children s Bureau Administration on Children, Youth and Families Administration for Children and Families Department of Health and Human Services/Elaine Voces Stedt/Page intentionally left blankiii2018 Prevention Resource GuideTable of ContentsAbout the Resource Guide ..1 Chapter 1: Strengthening Individuals, Families, and Communities ..3 Protective Factors ..3 Implementing a Protective Factors Approach ..8 Chapter 2: Working With Families Using the Protective Factors ..12 Nurturing and Attachment.

5 12 Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development ..14 Parental Resilience ..16 Social Connections ..18 Concrete Support for Families ..20 Social and Emotional Competence of Children ..22 Questions to Ask to Explore Protective Factors With Caregivers ..24 Protective Factors in Practice ..26 Chapter 3: Using Protective Factors as a Framework for Your Community Partnership ..28 Working Successfully With Community Partners ..28 Tips for Working With Specific Groups ..30 Building Partnerships Through Media ..34 Chapter 4: Protecting Children ..37 Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect ..37 Adverse Childhood Experiences and Well-Being ..42 Working With Parents Who Have a History of Trauma ..44 Supporting Immigrant and Refugee Families ..46 Human Trafficking of Children ..48 Chapter 5: Tip Sheets for Parents and Caregivers ..51 How to Develop Supportive Communities.

6 53C mo desarrollar comunidades de apoyo ..54 Keeping Your Family mo mantener a su familia fuerte ..57 Making Healthy Connections With Your Family ..59 Haciendo conexiones saludables con su familia ..60 Feeding Your Family ..61C mo alimentar a su familia ..62 Stress ..63 Manejando el estr s ..64 Managing Your Finances ..65 Manejando sus finanzas ..66 Bonding With Your Baby ..67C mo fortalecer los lazos de afecto con su beb ..68 Dealing With Temper Tantrums ..69C mo lidiar con los berrinches ..70 Parenting Your School-Age Child ..71C mo criar a su hijo en edad escolar ..72 Connecting With Your Teen ..73C mo relacionarse con su hijo adolescente ..74 Parenting Your Child With Developmental Delays and Disabilities ..75C mo criar a su hijo con retrasos de desarrollo y discapacidades ..76 Ten Ways to Be a Better Dad ..77 Diez maneras de ser un mejor padre.

7 78 Building Resilience in Children and Teens ..79C mo desarrollar resiliencia en los ni os y adolescentes ..80 Teen re Not Alone! ..81 Hay muchos padres adolescentes como usted ..82 Raising Your Kin ..83C mo criar a sus parientes ..84 Military Families ..85 Familias militares ..86 Support After an Adoption ..87 Apoyo despu s de la adopci n ..88 Preventing Child Sexual Abuse ..89C mo prevenir el abuso sexual de menores ..90 Parenting After Domestic Violence ..91La crianza de ni os despu s de la violencia domestica ..92 Helping Your Child Heal From Trauma ..93 Ayudando a su hijo a curarse del trauma ..94 Human Trafficking: Protecting Our Youth ..95La trata de personas: c mo proteger a nuestros j venes ..96 Chapter 6: Resources ..97 National Child Abuse Prevention Partners ..97 Federal Interagency Work Group on Child Abuse and Neglect.

8 981 2018 Prevention Resource GuideThis Resource Guide was developed to support service providers in their work with parents, caregivers, and their children to prevent child abuse and neglect and promote child and family well-being. It was created by the Department of Health and Human Services Children s Bureau, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, its Child Welfare Information Gateway, and the FRIENDS National Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention . The resources featured represent the work of a broad-based partnership of national organizations, federal partners, and parents committed to strengthening families and communities. What s InsideThe Resource Guide was created primarily to support community-based child abuse Prevention professionals who work to prevent child maltreatment and promote well-being. However, others including policymakers, parent educators, family support workers, health-care providers, program administrators, teachers, child care providers, mentors, and clergy also may find the resources useful.

9 The following resources are included in this Guide :Chapter 1: Strengthening Individuals, Families, and Communities Information about protective factors that help reduce child abuse and neglect, established protective factors approaches, and how state and local agencies are implementing protective factors approaches to create lasting change in how communities support families. Chapter 2: Working With Families Using the Protective Factors Detailed information about six protective factors for preventing child maltreatment and tips and examples for infusing them into programs and direct practice with families and children. At the end of this chapter, sample scenarios illustrate how multiple protective factors support and strengthen families who are experiencing stress. Chapter 3: Using Protective Factors as a Framework for Your Community Partnership Strategies to help build community awareness and support the development of broad-based, meaningful community partnerships.

10 Chapter 4: Protecting Children Information about why child abuse occurs, risk factors, consequences, identifying and reporting maltreatment, the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and well-being, tips for working with parents and children with a history of trauma, how to support immigrant and refugee families, and how to identify and respond to human trafficking. Chapter 5: Tip Sheets for Parents and Caregivers Strengths-based tip sheets on specific parenting topics that can be used in discussions or visits with caregivers. Chapter 6: Resources Contact information for private and federal partners working nationally to strengthen families. Many more resources for strengthening families and building supportive communities are available from the national organizations and federal partners listed in chapter 6 or on the About the Resource Guide2 Welfare Information Gateway website at Uses for the Resource Guide Distribute copies to key community partners working with children and families, including child welfare agencies, child advocacy centers, public health agencies, child care centers, family therapists, media representatives, schools, faith communities, and policymakers.