Community Resources for Child Protection
Child Abuse Neglect Education and Prevention
5 Safety Rules from the Monique Burr Foundation for Children
These safety rules are strategies designed to help children, teens and adults identify and respond to abuse, bullying and other types of victimization.
Families Forward Virginia
Working with parents and their children, the statewide non-profit provides Home Visiting Programs, Family Support and Education, Professional Development, Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs, Advocacy and Public Awareness/Public Education.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
This resource highlights the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect.
Lauren’s Kids
The Safer, Smarter Families Family Safety Toolkit is designed to help families address personal and digital safety learning in a way that is comfortable and accessible for both guardians and their children.
Saprea
Saprea’s approach invites parents to talk about anything and everything with their child, become a child’s trusted source for all things related to their bodies and sex, to monitor what their child is doing, and help their child navigate the ups and downs of the human experience.
Darkness to Light
Darkness to Light is a non-profit committed to empowering adults to prevent child sexual abuse. Darkness to Light’s work is guided by the vision of a world free from child sexual abuse, where children can grow up happy, healthy and safe. We know that prevention is possible, and we believe that it is an adult responsibility to protect children.
Darkness to Light offers in-depth learning, tools, and practical guidelines to help adults prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse in their Stewards of Children® training. Details about the full training are at www.D2L.org/Stewards. For reports of immediate danger, call local law enforcement at 911.
The CDC: Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
CDC’s research and programs work to understand the problem of child abuse and neglect and prevent them before they begin.
National Children’s Alliance
The NCA models, promotes, and delivers excellence in child abuse response and prevention through service, education and leadership.
Leadership Empowerment and Prevention Training (LEAP)
Developed in collaboration between VCU’s School of Social Work and the Partnership for People with Disabilities, LEAP provides training on healthy relationships and information about preventing abuse to adults with disabilities.