President Biden released his spending request for fiscal year 2024. The President’s budget request recognizes that significant investments are needed to advance economic, health, and racial justice for all families – all priorities of importance to Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America).
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Find out how you can support critical efforts around the country, share the campaign, and explore the new virtual pinwheel garden!
Building Together
Prevent Child Abuse America recognizes that all community members have a role in ensuring children have positive experiences and families have the resources they need when they need them, well before they are in crisis. The theme of this year’s awareness and impact campaign that we lead in partnership with our national network of state chapters, is “Building Together: Prevention in Partnership.”
Child abuse and neglect are preventable, and all communities benefit when children and families are well supported.
Watch the Spanish language version here.
What do strong families look like? Check out our CAP Month PSA and find out!
Watch our Child Abuse Prevention Month PSA and join us this April to learn how we are Building Together to help keep kids safe!
Join us for the first in-person meeting of our state chapter and home visiting networks, policy and community partners, and other collaborators since 2019.
The 2023 Prevent Child Abuse America National Conference will host over 1,000 attendees, features more than 40 workshops, symposia, and presentations highlighting effective prevention strategies, programs, and practices, and will provide countless networking opportunities and sales leads.
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What's happening in child abuse prevention
The latest news and updates from across the country.
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PCA Washington: No-cost and low-cost health-care premiums reach thousands
As a result of the Fair Start for Kids Act, DCYF has partnered with the Washington Health Benefits Exchange (WAHBE). Fifty-seven percent of all interested individuals who have contacted WAHBE have been connected with no-cost or low-cost health insurance.
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You’re invited to Prevent Child Abuse America’s Open House
Please join us for a special evening celebrating our new office space on Wednesday, April 19th, from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. at 33 N. Dearborn Street, Ste. 2300 in Chicago, IL.
Brief remarks by Dr. Melissa Merrick, President and CEO of PCA America.
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NJ non-profit receives prestigious Healthy Families America accreditation.
Healthy Families America (HFA), an affiliate of Prevent Child Abuse (PCA) America, recently granted accreditation to Project Self-Sufficiency for the agency’s Healthy Families program, one of the agency’s three home visitation programs which aim to improve children’s health, nutrition, and developmental outcomes.
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Watch real stories of Healthy Families America caretakers
“One of my main priorities with Jayden is for him to know that I’m there for him. Sometimes I’ll put him to bed, and I walk out and I remember ‘Oh, I didn’t give him a hug, I should probably go give him a hug.’”
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.
Ariela’s Story
Hear from Ariela and her experiences with PCAA’s signature home visiting program, Healthy Families America.
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Tools for Building Better Childhoods
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. In recognition, we’re proud to have partnered with Social Current to develop and now roll out Building Better Childhoods: a set of new, easy-to-use resources to help organizations communicate about childhood adversity as a public, preventable, and solvable issue.
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2022 State Public Policy Strategies
Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America) is committed to advancing a range of policy options and services aimed at supporting families and preventing child abuse and neglect before it occurs. Prioritizing and investing in supportive state policies–from evidence-based home visiting programs to concrete and economic supports–are a critical foundation for the healthy development of our children.
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Balancing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) With HOPE: New Insights into the Role of Positive Experience on Child and Family Development
This report presents evidence for HOPE (Health Outcomes of Positive Experiences) based on newly released, compelling data that reinforce the need to promote positive experiences for children and families in order to foster healthy childhood development despite the adversity common in so many families.
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