About CTF
- - - About CTF
      The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) is Missouri’s foundation for child abuse prevention.
Funded Programs
- - - Funded Programs
      As Missouri’s foundation for child abuse prevention, the Children’s Trust Fund’s (CTF’s) primary responsibility is to provide grants to community-based agencies and organizations throughout the state that focus on strengthening families and preventing child maltreatment.
Public Awareness
- - - Public Awareness
      As part of its mission, the Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) engages in public education campaigns to heighten the awareness and importance of child abuse and neglect prevention.
Home Visiting
- - - Home Visiting
      
      CTF believes in the preventative outcomes consistently demonstrated by high-quality, evidence-based home visiting services. Such services have consistently resulted in positive effects on children’s health, safety, and educational outcomes.
How To Help
- - - How To Help
      The human and economic costs of child abuse are substantial,
      but most of all, the act of child abuse is the ultimate injustice and should not be tolerated. With your commitment to prevention, together we can make a difference for our children…our future.

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CTF Discretionary Grant Funds Available

by Paula | Jan 24, 2017 | News, Programs and Grants

The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) will be accepting grant applications for discretionary prevention programs for state Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018) after March 1, 2017. Discretionary grants are designed to be responsive to low-cost prevention...

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by Paula | Dec 16, 2016 | CTF Partners, News

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Prevention $ense December 5, 2016

by Paula | Dec 5, 2016 | News, Prevention Sense

New Online Option to Report Child Abuse & Neglect The Missouri Children’s Division has developed an online reporting system for use by mandated reporters. The online system is for non-emergencies and allows mandated reporters more flexibility to make a...

Prevention $ense November 21, 2016

by Paula | Nov 28, 2016 | News, Prevention Sense

Surgeon General Issues Landmark Report on Alcohol, Drugs and Health A new, landmark Surgeon General’s report finds alcohol and drug misuse and severe substance use disorders, commonly called addiction, to be one of America’s most pressing public health concerns....

Mentor for Teen Parents

by Paula | Nov 16, 2016 | CTF Partners, News

The Mentor for Teen Parents prevention program is offered through Marygrove therapeutic residential treatment facility located in Florissant. Marygrove provides care for children, teens and young adults with behavioral and psychiatric disorders, mostly related to...

Dads Mentoring Dads

by Paula | Nov 8, 2016 | CTF Partners, News

Dads Mentoring Dads is a program provided by Prevention Consultants of Missouri in Rolla. It’s designed to provide new or inexperienced dads, who may face challenging circumstances, with a mentor who will provide guidance toward successful fatherhood. Men of all...