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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.
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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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Child Abuse & Neglect Cost the United States $124 Billion

by Paula | Feb 1, 2012 | News

A new study released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that child abuse and neglect rivals the cost of other high profile public health problems in the United States. The total lifetime estimated financial costs associated with just one...

Child Maltreatment Report Available

by Paula | Jan 27, 2012 | News, Tools & Resources

The Administration for Children and Families recently released its latest annual report on child abuse and neglect. Child Maltreatment 2010 shows a steady decline in the number of victims who suffered maltreatment for the fourth consecutive year. As in past years,...

Case, McCune Receive CTF Chair Award

by Paula | Jan 18, 2012 | News

Mary E. Case, M.D., St. Louis, and Suzanne McCune, St. Louis, were selected as the 2011 recipients of the Children’s Trust Fund Chair Award for their extensive volunteer work and technical assistance provided to CTF during the past 15 years. Most notably, Case...

Application Available for Children’s Trust Fund Grants

by Paula | Jan 13, 2012 | News, Programs and Grants

The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) has released its grant application for the prevention of child abuse/neglect covering Fiscal Year 2013 (July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013). CTF anticipates approximately $400,000 available for new (first year) projects and...

MO Child Fatality Annual Report Released

by Paula | Jan 6, 2012 | News, Tools & Resources

The Missouri Child Fatality Review Program’s (CFRP) 2010 Annual Report is now available. The report entitled, Preventing Child Deaths in Missouri, provides a statistical breakdown of child injuries and deaths both accidental and non-accidental by county and...

Joplin Agencies Work Together to Assist Families

by Paula | Dec 20, 2011 | CTF Partners, News

This month we’re highlighting a group of Children’s Trust Fund prevention partners from Joplin, Missouri. These three agencies have spent the past six months, since a devastating tornado destroyed a third of their city, working together to provide...