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      The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) is Missouri’s foundation for child abuse prevention.
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      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.
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      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
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      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
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      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 Welcomes Dr. Nanci Bobrow

by Paula | Feb 1, 2013 | News

The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) welcomes Nanci A. Bobrow, Ph.D., St. Louis, to the Board of Directors. Dr. Bobrow was recently appointed to the Board by Governor Jay Nixon. Her appointment was confirmed by the Senate January 30. Dr. Bobrow, Assistant Clinical...

Podcast – Task Force Report on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention

by Paula | Jan 29, 2013 | News, Podcast

In 2011 Senate Bill 54 authorized the establishment of the Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children. Over the past year, the Task Force conducted research and gathered and analyzed expert testimony culminating in a report that details twenty-two...

MO Child Fatality Review Report Available

by Paula | Jan 25, 2013 | News

The Missouri Child Fatality Review Program’s (CFRP) 2011 Annual Report – Preventing Child Deaths in Missouri is now available. The report provides a statistical breakdown of child injuries and deaths both accidental and non-accidental by county and statewide. ...

Application Available For Children’s Trust Fund Grants

by Paula | Jan 11, 2013 | News

The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) has released its grant application packet for the prevention of child abuse/neglect for Fiscal Year 2014 (July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014). CTF anticipates approximately $400,000 available for new (first year) projects and...

Registration form Available for April’s Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Conference

by Paula | Jan 9, 2013 | News

Please mark your calendars and make plans to attend the biennial prevention conference April 2-4, 2013, Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City. This year’s conference “The New River Story” will help us launch Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month. We encourage you...

Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children Releases Final Report

by Paula | Jan 3, 2013 | News

Today, at a press conference at the Missouri State Capitol, the Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children released its final report, detailing twenty-two recommendations in seven core subject areas: community-based child abuse prevention, professional...