The Issue
Parents love their children – why do child abuse and neglect occur at all? Those who become abusive or neglectful are usually overwhelmed by major stressors in their life and “ghosts” from their own past. More about child abuse…
Prevention Programs
Prevention Works! Programs like Healthy Start and Healthy Families America are successfully helping vulnerable families to provide safer, more nurturing parenting for their young children. More about child abuse prevention programs…
Research on the Need for Prevention
Child abuse is everyone’s problem; our taxes pay for the consequences. Research on early brain development has shown why our most costly and serious social and health problems have roots in early trauma and neglect. More about research on the need for child abuse prevention…
Policy: What Needs to be Done
Economists and business leaders have joined child advocates in recognizing that promoting safety and positive child development right from the start is important and also is the most effective investment in a productive workforce and our economy. More about policy for child abuse prevention…
Advocacy
The challenge is to develop public understanding and the political will to allocate resources needed to ensure a safe and healthy start in life for all children, especially those most vulnerable. More about ongoing advocacy for child abuse prevention…
Action
Be part of the solution! Children don’t vote and can’t speak for themselves…
- Join the Be My Voice campaign.
- Sign the petition for more resources for prevention.
- Contribute to the advocacy work of HFSI.
- Talk with your legislator as well as chairs of health, human services, education and finance about the need for child abuse prevention services.
- Volunteer or contribute to child abuse prevention programs.
- Share this information with friends.
