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Prevent Child Abuse America Awarded $1.7 million from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to Strengthen Public Health Systems

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Prevent Child Abuse America Awarded $1.7 Million from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to Strengthen Public Health Systems

September 25, 2024 – Chicago, IL – Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America), the nation’s leading organization dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and neglect, is honored to be one of the recipients of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) 5-year cooperative agreement aimed at strengthening public health systems and services across the U.S. This award will allow PCA America to translate public health science into action, promote health equity, and prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) through its extensive nationwide networks of state chapters and signature Healthy Families America home visiting sites.

PCA America’s efforts, supported by this CDC funding, go beyond traditional prevention models by actively working to shift the national narrative on children’s health and well-being. Historically, discussions have focused on individual families and parents. However, PCA America’s Theory of Change highlig

Prevent Child Abuse America Welcomes Mary Lubben as Its New Chief Financial Officer

Chicago — Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America), the nation’s oldest and largest organization committed to preventing child abuse and neglect before it happens, announced today that Mary Lubben joined the organization as its new Chief Financial Officer, starting Sept. 18.

CEO Statement on LGBTQ+ Rights

Prevent Child Abuse America is dedicated to ensuring all children, families and communities live in safe, stable, supportive, nurturing environments that are equitable, inclusive, fair, free of violence and the threat of violence. PCA America actively works to strengthen the foundations of love, safety and support that enable all our nation’s children to thrive and succeed.

PCA America Applauds Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold ICWA

Prevent Child Abuse America applauds the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in a 7 –2 decision today. By keeping this law intact, Native American tribal leadership retains its sovereignty in child welfare cases that involve the placement and adoption of Native children.

At PCA America, we know that family involvement in the child welfare system is stressful and challenging

Pathways to Resilience Spotlight on Prevent Child Abuse America

One in seven children in the United States experiences child abuse and/or neglect each year, resulting in an array of adverse outcomes, including chronic pain, psychological concerns (anxiety, anger and aggression, depression, and suicidal thoughts or ideation), and poor or delayed social and behavioral development. In light of that, Pathway to Resilience addressed the issues of child abuse and neglect through a cross-sector collaboration.

First Five Nebraska’s take on Kelly Crane’s testimony on LB114

Increasing funding for evidence-based home visitation in Nebraska can open new opportunities under the newly reauthorized Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (MIECHV). MIECHV supports evidence-based, early childhood home visiting across the country.

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children Hospital of Chicago Launch new app

Our Partner Lurie Children’s Hospital Launches the new app, called LCAST (Lurie Children’s Child Injury Plausibility Assessment Support Tool) aims to increase earlier recognition of abuse in babies and children under 4 years of age who have bruises, with the hope of decreasing the incidence of severe injury and death from child abuse in this age group.

CAP Month Recap

Welcome to the Child Abuse Prevention Month Weekly Recap!

CEO Statement on President Biden’s Budget

Statement on the President’s Budget for FY24

CEO Statement on Child Sexual Exploitation

Brands and Businesses should invest in protecting kids -It’s the right thing to do and it is good for business.