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Helping Your Child be Successful at School
It is important that you, your children, and their teachers have a good working relationship. A good relationship will help your child do better in school as well as reduce stress in your life. Here are some tips on how to help your child be the best student they can be.
Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) & HFA Home Visiting
Learn how the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) gives states, territories, and tribes the option to use child welfare programming funds (Title IV-E federal funds) for evidence-based preventive services.
2020 Federal Policy Agenda
Prevent Child Abuse America recommends that Congress and state legislatures across the country prioritize children and families in both their legislative and budgetary decisions in 2020 through strategies that strengthen families and reduce child abuse and neglect.
Communicate Better With Praise and Active Listening
The best way to prepare for tough conversations early is to build a strong communicative relationship. This Parenting Tip of the Week is all about giving you some concrete steps to start building these communication skills with your toddler.
Maura Somers Dughi
A Lifetime Member of the Prevent Child Abuse America board of directors, Maura Somers Dughi began her career in the Juvenile Rights Division of the Legal Aid Society, in New York City. By representing children in child abuse and neglect cases, persons in need of supervision, juvenile delinquency, youthful offender and criminal court proceedings, the connection between early childhood and future life experiences was readily apparent. This inspired Ms. Dughi to concentrate on preventing children from ever experiencing abuse or neglect in the first place.
Elizabeth Solhtalab
Elizabeth Solhtalab joined PCA America as its Chief Public Policy and Government Relations Officer, effective in January. Solhtalab most recently served as Associate Director for Policy and Partnerships at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Office of Policy and Partnerships where she oversaw the partnership, legislative/government relations activities and strategic direction for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
Protect Our Children: Digital Advocacy Day Makes it Easy
It’s never been easier to make your voice heard. All it takes is a few taps on a screen, clicks on a keyboard, or a message on your preferred social media platform to urge your elected officials to make a crucial investment in protecting our nation’s children. In many ways, it’s also never been more critical to let lawmakers know that it’s imperative that Congress appropriate $750 million for Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) in fiscal year 2022.
What is CAPTA?
Created in 1974, CAPTA has provided funding to keep children safe and strengthen families through several initiatives. The federal law provides grants to states to support the prevention, assessment, investigation, prosecution, and treatment of child abuse and neglect, such as the primary prevention strategies at the heart of Title II (Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention [CBCAP] grants) to the identification and treatment of abuse and neglect in Title I (state grants).
Although the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed CAPTA reauthorization last year, it was unfortunately never considered on the Senate floor, and therefore, never passed into law by Congress.
Why is CBCAP especially important now?
Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) grants enable states to provide several services to help prevent child abuse and strengthen families. Home visiting programs, parent support
2021/2022 Prevention Resource Guide from the Children’s Bureau
The 2021/2022 Prevention Resource Guide recognizes that there are actions we can take as a society and within communities, organizations, and families to address the root causes of child abuse and neglect.
Dr. Melissa Merrick Named New President & CEO of Prevent Child Abuse America
Chicago—Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America) announced today that after a nationwide search its board of directors has selected Dr. Melissa Merrick as the organization’s next president and chief executive officer. Merrick brings more than 18 years of clinical, research and leadership experience related to the etiology, course and prevention of child abuse and neglect. Merrick currently serves as a senior epidemiologist at the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and will begin with PCA America on July 15.
“We’re pleased to have found an individual so uniquely qualified to assume leadership of the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit organization focused on the primary prevention of child abuse and neglect,” said PCA America Board Chair Andrea Robertson. “Dr. Merrick has strategically framed the prevention of early adversity as an urgent public health need, directly connected to positive child welfare, social and economic outcomes in her work at CDC. We’re thrilled she’ll be leading the next chapter of PCA America’s important work.”
“PCA America’s dedication to abuse and neglect prevention through the promotion of safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments for all children and its network of state chapters can propel true data-driven prevention action,” explained Merrick. “This infrastructure and the organization’s evidence-based approach are among the critical factors that will advance the next generation of prevention work and ensure the conditions for strong and thriving children, families and communities across the country. I’m eager to begin this ex