Toolkits & Guides
This report was compiled to assist state leaders in evaluating the status of their legislative efforts to prevent child sexual abuse in schools, learning how other states are addressing the issue, and encouraging improvements in state policies based on the national trends identified and recommendations provided.
Stats & Factsheets
This report showcases findings from a survey of over 3,000 US adults to better understand attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and perceptions associated with physical punishment.
Toolkits & Guides
This resource was developed to provide guidance on the COVID-19 relief package, in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, related to emergency funding for the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA).
Toolkits & Guides
Substantial evidence shows negative long-term outcomes for children who are disciplined through corporal punishment. In fact, findings indicate that children who are physically punished (i.e., spanked) have similarly negative outcomes to children that are physically abused. This helpful one-page identifies a number of strategies to promote positive parenting and discipline strategies that do not include hitting or the physical use of force with children.
Annual Reports
Prevent Child Abuse America responded to COVID-19’s challenges head-on. We’re tremendously proud of these achievements and the collaborations—new and ongoing—that made them possible. Our entire staff, Board of Directors, state chapters, HFA affiliates, and numerous partners worked diligently and passionately this year to cultivate hope for children and families despite the many challenges. Read more about what we accomplished in our 2020 digital annual report.
Toolkits & Guides
This resource was developed to provide information on the investment in the Child Tax Credit expansion, as well as additional expansions in tax credits for working families, included in the recent pandemic relief measure, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Videos & Podcasts
In this video, Dr. Julie Sweetland, senior advisor at the FrameWorks Institute, takes you on a guided tour of her timely and powerful new strategic brief, “Reframing Childhood Adversity: Promoting Upstream Approaches.”
