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Information for Professionals and Programs

Any program working with families can implement components into their program to assist in child abuse and neglect prevention. Your program can implement increased attention and building up of a family's protective factors. Please see below the description of the protective factors, and click on each for a link for more information. (From strengtheningfamilies.net)

The Five Protective Factors

The five Protective Factors are the foundation of the Strengthening Families approach. Extensive research supports the common-sense notion that when these Protective Factors are present and robust in a family, the likelihood of child abuse and neglect diminish.

Parental resilience: The ability to cope and bounce back from all types of challenges
Social connections: Friends, family members, neighbors, and other members of a community who provide emotional support and concrete assistance to parents
Knowledge of parenting and child development: Accurate information about raising young children and appropriate expectations for their behavior
Concrete support in times of need: Financial security to cover day-to-day expenses and unexpected costs that come up from time to time, access to formal supports like TANF and Medicaid, and informal support from social networks
Children’s social and emotional development: A child’s ability to interact positively with others and communicate his or her emotions effectively

Click on these links to get more information!

Strengthening Families through Early Care and Education

Information for Professionals and Programs

The Five Protective Factors

The five Protective Factors are the foundation of the Strengthening Families approach. Extensive research supports the common-sense notion that when these Protective Factors are present and robust in a family, the likelihood of child abuse and neglect diminish.

Parental resilience: The ability to cope and bounce back from all types of challenges

Social connections: Friends, family members, neighbors, and other members of a community who provide emotional support and concrete assistance to parents

Knowledge of parenting and child development: Accurate information about raising young children and appropriate expectations for their behavior

Concrete support in times of need: Financial security to cover day-to-day expenses and unexpected costs that come up from time to time, access to formal supports like TANF and Medicaid, and informal support from social networks

Children’s social and emotional development: A child’s ability to interact positively with others and communicate his or her emotions effectively

Click on these links to get more information!