What is child abuse prevention?
The term “prevention” is typically used to represent activities that stop an action or behavior. It can also be used to represent activities that promote a positive action or behavior. Research has found that successful child abuse interventions must both reduce risk factors and promote protective factors to ensure the well-being of children and families. Protective factors are conditions in families and communities that, when present, increase the health and well-being of children and families. They are attributes that serve as buffers, helping parents who might otherwise be at risk of abusing their children to find resources, supports, or coping strategies that allow them to parent effectively, even under stress. Child Maltreatment Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Provides information and resources addressing definitions, data sources, risk and protective factors, consequences, prevention strategies, and more. A Better Start: Child Maltreatment Prevention as a Pu
