New Hampshire Children’s Trust is leading the drive to ensure safe, stable, and nurturing relationships and environments for children by educating, advocating, and collaborating. We ensure parents have easy access to high-quality resources and support to help children develop the skills they need to thrive. We educate direct-service professionals, advocate for better policies to support parents, and connect with local agencies to strengthen families and lay the foundation for children’s success.
Key Issue Areas
Leads in Abuse Head Trauma (AHT) prevention efforts with the program Period of Purple Crying.
Participates in Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) prevention efforts.
Leads in Neglect prevention efforts with the program Strengthening Families Program.
Utilizing the Protective Factors Framework through ACEs, Advocacy, Home Visiting, and Training.
The chapter works with the following evidence-based home visiting models: Early Head Start (Home Visiting), Healthy Families America (HFA), Parents as Teachers (PAT), ParentAide, and Comprehensive Family Support Services and participates in the statewide home visiting coalition.
Advocacy efforts include
- Child Welfare Systems Transformation
- Medicaid expansion for Home Visiting
- Supports for Kinship Caregivers
Prevent Child Abuse New Hampshire is an independent 501(c)3.
Fast Facts
13 total FTEs
CBCAP Lead
The chapter partners with businesses/corporations, exchange clubs, faith-based organizations, foundations, General Federaltion of Women's Clubs, Kappa Delta, Kids Count, schools, and United Way.
Key Contact
- Cliff Simmonds
- info@nhchildrenstrust.org
- 603-224-1279
