April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The 2018 Child Abuse Prevention Toolkit provides resources to military service providers to promote positive parenting, encourage use of helping resources, and encourage prompt reporting of suspected child abuse and neglect.

Toolkit

• 2018 Child Abuse Prevention Month Media Toolkit

Posters

• 2018 National Prevent Child Abuse Poster for Professional Printing (8.5″x 11″)
• 2018 National Prevent Child Abuse Poster for Professional Printing (16″x 20″)
• 2018 National Prevent Child Abuse Poster (8.5″x 11″)
• 2018 Local Prevent Child Abuse Poster for Professional Printing (8.5″x 11″)
• 2018 Local Prevent Child Abuse Poster for Professional Printing (16″x 20″)
• 2018 Local Prevent Child Abuse Poster (8.5″x 11″)

Banners

• 2018 Child Abuse Prevention Month Banner for Professional Printing (48″x 18″)
• 2018 Child Abuse Prevention Month Banner (48″x 18″)

Additional Resources

• Military OneSource Service Providers and Leaders page on Child Abuse and Domestic Abuse
• Military OneSource articles on Preventing Abuse & Neglect

Military, Federal Partners and NGO Resources

• 2018 Department of Defense National Child Abuse Prevention Month Memo
• 2018 Department of Health and Human Services Prevention Resource Guide
• Centers for Disease Control Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACE, Study
• Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Family Resilience Toolkit
  • Tactical Breather app
  • Breathe to Relax app
  • Parenting for Service Members and Veterans
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development-National Institute of Health Safe to Sleep campaign materials
• Healthy Children
• E-Extension Parenting Resources, including free “Just in Time” parenting newsletters
• FOCUS: Resilience Training for Military Families
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect: A Technical Package for Policy, Norm, and Programmatic Activities
• Department of Health and Human Services-Children’s Bureau, Building Community, Building Hope 2016-17 Prevention Guide
• Prevent Child Abuse America
  • Resources and Research
  • RESILIENCE Project
  • Partnering with Parents: Apps For Raising Happy, Healthy Children
• Sesame Street for Military Families
  • Little Children, Big Challenges Series: Moving, Divorce, Incarceration, more
• CDC Essentials for Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers
• Zero to Three
  • Duty to Care (for professionals)
  • Babies on the Homefront (for parents)
  • Daddy Matters (for parents)
  • Little Kids, Big Questions podcasts (for parents)
• Military Families Learning Network
  • Anchored Podcast Episode 12- Ready, Set, THRIVE! A Supportive Approach to Parenting
  • Unintended Consequences: What We Now Know about Spanking and Child Development
  • 1-2-3 Play with Me! Recognizing and Valuing the Power of Play
  • From Diapers to Diplomas: Exploring Resilience in Military Children
  • The Buffer Zone: What Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study Teaches Us about Maximizing Health and Wellbeing
  • MFLN Secrets of Self-Care Series: The Transformative Power of Sleep