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Children with Disabilities More Likely to Suffer Abuse

Due to the increased physical, emotional, economic, and social challenges their parents face, children with disabilities face a higher risk for abuse than children without disabilities. Compounding the problem is the fact that children with certain types of...

What is child abuse and neglect?

When children are nurtured, they grow up to be happy and healthy adults.  But when they lack an attachment to a caring adult, receive inconsistent nurturing, or experience harsh discipline, the long-lasting consequences can affect their health, well-being and...

What is prevention?

The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) was established in 1983 by the Missouri General Assembly as Missouri’s foundation for child abuse prevention. The CTF board of directors determined as policy that only primary and secondary prevention services would be...

CTF Discretionary Grant Program

Each year the Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) allocates a certain portion of its program budget to fund discretionary projects.  Discretionary grant funding is designed to be responsive to low cost prevention projects or needs that individual communities or community...