Prevent Child Abuse America is a leading champion for all children across the United States.
You can help prevent child abuse and neglect.
Evidence shows that children’s early experiences impact them throughout life—positively and negatively. Your contribution will help fund our work to enable the safe, stable, and nurturing relationships and environments that ensure children and families succeed and communities thrive.
About PCA America
Prevent Child Abuse America is the nation’s oldest and largest organization committed to preventing child abuse and neglect before it happens. We promote programs and resources informed by science that enable kids, families, and entire communities to thrive—today, tomorrow, and for generations to come.
Our success relies on a nationwide network of state chapters and nearly 600 Healthy Families America home visiting sites, which provide parents and caregivers a wide variety of services and resources in communities across the country. Our respected experts also develop innovative research that our vast network then puts into action. And we raise public awareness and engagement and advocate for family friendly policies at the national, state, and local levels to support programs that ensure children and families get what they need to succeed.
Families are our greatest asset in ensuring that all children are safe and have what they need to thrive and succeed…
…especially now, during the coronavirus crisis,” explains Dr. Melissa T. Merrick. “This extraordinary moment provides an opportunity to shift the narrative from child welfare to child well-being. We must leverage this new way of thinking to develop and deliver effective and impactful community-based resources that assist families in ways which strengthen and help keep them together.” Read the Thriving Families, Safer Children initiative press release.
Latest Resources
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Child Abuse Is Harder to Spot During the Pandemic. What Can Educators Do?
In this podcast, Dr. Bart Klika shares how educators and school leaders can work with parents to create a home environment where abuse and neglect don’t happen.
Videos & Podcasts
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Paid Family Leave Toolkit
This toolkit is a product of the Prevent Child Abuse (PCA America) Chapter Network Policy Affinity Group’s work across the policy area of paid family leave as a strategy in the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
Affinity Group Reports
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COVID-19 Resources From Doris Duke Fellows & PCA Chapters
Review COVID-19 resources developed by Doris Duke Fellows and members of PCA America’s chapter network with an emphasis on information to help parents and caregivers, and programs and professionals.
Resources From the Doris Duke Fellows
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