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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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      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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Highway Patrol Launches New Safety Program to Protect Children

by Paula | Jan 14, 2008 | News, Tools & Resources

Fourth graders at Blair Oaks Elementary School in Wardsville were the first students in the state to have ID’s made as part of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s new safety program. The program provides parents easy access to all of the information...

Pathways to the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect

by Paula | Jan 11, 2008 | News, Tools & Resources

A new resource entitled Pathways to the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect is available through the Pathways Mapping Initiative at Pathways to Outcomes. This site holds a wealth of findings to assist community coalitions, providers of support services, funders, and...

Study Urges Efforts to Target Fathers in Child-Abuse Education

by Paula | Jan 10, 2008 | News, Research

A new study published in Child Abuse and Neglect has found that fathers are far more likely than mothers to break or fracture their children’s bones, and that young infants are often the target of this type of abuse. According to Suzanne Starling, a forensic...

Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development Available

by Paula | Jan 4, 2008 | News, Tools & Resources

The Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development produced by the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development is now available as a free online resource. The Encyclopedia, intended primarily for policy-makers, service providers and parents, brings...

NIJ Issues Report on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

by Paula | Jan 3, 2008 | News, Tools & Resources

A special report on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children was recently released by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). This report explores research into the organization of the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC), the effects of CSEC...

Promoting Parent Success through Home Visitation

by Paula | Dec 14, 2007 | News, Tools & Resources

Childhood success begins with parenting at its best. This new practice/policy brief, Home Visiting: Strengthening Families by Promoting Parenting Success from the Family Strengthening Policy Center, reports that home visiting is a prevention model that can have...